Kabul vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$203	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$816
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	5
😀 Quality of life	14	14
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.97M

The cost of living in Kabul is 51% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 8769th and 5651st ($474 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Afghanistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 9071st and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kananga

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	Kabul	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$3312

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

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