Cologne vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$947	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$816
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	92	5
😀 Quality of life	96	14
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.97M

The cost of living in Cologne is 79% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 2551st and 5651st ($1744 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 12th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kananga

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	Cologne	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$3312

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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