Kananga vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kananga Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2400
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$400
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.5
$96
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
6
16
😀 Quality of life
12
18
🏙️ Population
1.97M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kananga is 9% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5401st and 4943rd ($1037 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in the DR Congo.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kananga compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Ranked 10th vs 4th best cities to live in the DR Congo, and 9247th vs 9166th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Lubumbashi

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Kananga Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.74
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1241
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.13%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1045
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$511
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.67
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3248
$4523

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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

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458