Beirut vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$934
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2405
🏠 One person rent
$623
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$815
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
5
😀 Quality of life
62
18
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.97M

The cost of living in Beirut is 28% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 4447th and 5768th ($1195 vs $934) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Kananga. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kananga ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5118th and 9027th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$7047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$24.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$3136

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Kananga

Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$890
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$824
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$829
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$740
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$961
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$767
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$953
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$746
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$860
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$776
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$739
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$825
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1001
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$554
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$561
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$493
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$453
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$449
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$448
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$511
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$445
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$566
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$448
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$572
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$458
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$804
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$539
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$446
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1121
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$575
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$449
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1107
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$677
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$510
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$599
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1236