Jerusalem vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	5
😀 Quality of life	85	14
🏙️ Population	936K	1.97M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 117% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 1551st and 5651st ($2114 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Israel and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Israel vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 374th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kananga

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	Jerusalem	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$3312

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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