Cost of Living in Kananga

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$934
$2405
🛋️ Without rent
$516
$1399
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$419
$1006
🍽️ Food
$310
$807
🚐 Transport
$147
$351
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$815
😀 Quality of life
18
🏙️ Population
1.97M

The average cost of living in Kananga is $934, which is in the top 38% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 5768th out of 9294 in our global list and 6th out of 25 in the DR Congo.

The median after-tax salary is $815, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months. Ranked 9027th (TOP 97%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 4th best city to live in the DR Congo. With an estimated population of 1.97M, Kananga is the 3rd largest city in the DR Congo.

Why living in Kananga is so expensive? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Kananga for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 2 km Kananga Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 25.2 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 13743 Notre-Dame University of Kasayi
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Prices in Kananga

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3136

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