Jeddah vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$512	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	76	14
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.97M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 17% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 4650th and 5651st ($1146 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 860th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kananga

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	Jeddah	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$3312

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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