Bangkok vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$416	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	89	5
😀 Quality of life	74	14
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.97M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 4% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5651st ($941 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Thailand vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 1221st and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kananga

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	Bangkok	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$3312

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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