Essen vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2400
🏠 One person rent
$682
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$663
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$94.5
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
6
😀 Quality of life
95
12
🏙️ Population
587K
1.97M

The cost of living in Essen is 51% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 3860th and 5401st ($1561 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.1 months in Kananga. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kananga ranked 10th in the DR Congo, while ranked 17th and 9247th 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
$17
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$124
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$8.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$3248

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Kananga

Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$999
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$887
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$932
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$785
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$1039
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$662
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$1039
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$786
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$961
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$839
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$798
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$851
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1163
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$517
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$602
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$759
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$693
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$691
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$691
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$543
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$694
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$507
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$692
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$395
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$409
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$857
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$544
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$693
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1030
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$518
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$691
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1229
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$811
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$543
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$620
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1473