Brussels vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	5
😀 Quality of life	91	12
🏙️ Population	196K	1.97M

The cost of living in Brussels is 97% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 1913th and 5353rd ($2028 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belgium and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Belgium vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Kananga. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kananga ranked 9th in the DR Congo, while ranked 165th and 9240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kananga

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	Brussels	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$3176

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$993
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$885
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$928
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$793
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$682
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$1032
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$792
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$957
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$842
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$803
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$836
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$595
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$754
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$689
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$688
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$688
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$538
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$689
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$491
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$686
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$396
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$412
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$858
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$524
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$687
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$912
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$687
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$1069
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$758
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$536
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$597
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1278