Cairo vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$2404
🏠 One person rent	$162	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$814
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	83	5
😀 Quality of life	57	14
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.97M

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 8926th and 6049th ($424 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Cairo compared to 0.9 months in Kananga. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5583rd and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kananga

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	Cairo	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1235
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	12.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$88.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$3289

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$902
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$815
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$852
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$728
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$947
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$723
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$939
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$730
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$855
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$763
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$723
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$810
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$559
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$589
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$546
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$508
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$509
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$509
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$529
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$510
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$579
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$509
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$587
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$441
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$796
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$545
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$509
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$1017
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$509
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$1028
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$723
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$531
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$622
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1090