Brisbane vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$816
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	5
😀 Quality of life	97	14
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.97M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 106% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 1792nd and 5651st ($2016 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Australia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Australia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 7th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kananga

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	Brisbane	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$3312

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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