Essen vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2362
🏠 One person rent
$642
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$340
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$123
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
6
😀 Quality of life
95
13
🏙️ Population
587K
1.97M

The cost of living in Essen is 49% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 3925th and 5429th ($1519 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 6th 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 Essen compared to 0.1 months in Kananga. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kananga ranked 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 23rd and 9226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kananga

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Essen Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$7.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1291
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1043
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$45.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$3230

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Kananga

Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$979
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$872
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$915
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$771
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$1044
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$595
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$1029
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$770
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$946
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$828
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$779
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$833
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1133
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$543
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$590
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$750
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$688
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$689
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$690
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$533
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$691
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$533
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$689
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$411
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$447
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$843
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$583
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$688
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1166
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$553
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$688
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1378
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$872
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$531
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$671
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1602