Cape Town vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$681	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	56	5
😀 Quality of life	55	12
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.97M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 20% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 4637th and 5353rd ($1231 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in South Africa and the DR Congo, respectively. Check South Africa vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Kananga. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Kananga ranked 9th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6312th and 9240th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cape Town	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$3176

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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