Dresden vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dresden	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1402	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3491	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$684	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2953	$816
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	65	5
😀 Quality of life	88	14
🏙️ Population	566K	1.97M

The cost of living in Dresden is 44% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 3862nd and 5651st ($1402 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 217th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kananga

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	Dresden	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.58	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1357	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$929	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3685	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.76	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13167	$3312

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$942
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1033
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1310
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1350
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1352
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1147
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1241
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1011
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1516
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1118
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1216
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419

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