Chengdu vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$240	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$816
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	5
😀 Quality of life	72	14
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.97M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 36% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 7421st and 5651st ($623 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 4th in China and the DR Congo, respectively. Check China vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 1890th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Kananga

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	Chengdu	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$3312

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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