Addis Ababa vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$710	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	5
😀 Quality of life	39	14
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.97M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 21% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 4540th and 5651st ($1180 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 7025th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Addis Ababa	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$3312

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$934
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$828
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$876
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$746
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$975
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$634
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$961
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$747
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$910
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$803
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$759
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$850
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$496
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$580
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$719
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$648
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$647
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$648
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$520
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$651
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$479
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$648
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$381
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$413
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$806
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$518
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$648
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$776
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$650
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$875
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$771
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$522
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$613
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1018