Kananga vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kananga	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2536	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$413	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$990	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$816	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	5	93
😀 Quality of life	14	77
🏙️ Population	1.97M	1.98M

The cost of living in Kananga is 21% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5651st and 6403rd ($976 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the DR Congo and Malaysia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kananga compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 9075th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Kananga	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4060	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.72	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.7	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3312	$8723

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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

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719