Cape Town vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$582	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$816
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	56	5
😀 Quality of life	58	14
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.97M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 10% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 5016th and 5651st ($1071 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5491st and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Cape Town vs Kananga infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/cape-town/kananga.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Cape Town vs Kananga infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/cape-town/kananga" target="_blank">Cape Town vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Cape Town vs Kananga

Prices for goods and services in Cape Town and Kananga are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Cape Town	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$3312

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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