Alexandria vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	50	5
😀 Quality of life	48	14
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.97M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 68% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 9165th and 5651st ($316 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Egypt and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Egypt vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6367th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Kananga

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	Alexandria	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$3312

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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