Kananga vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kananga Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$934
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$419
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$815
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
5
14
😀 Quality of life
18
21
🏙️ Population
1.97M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kananga is 9% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5768th and 5141st ($934 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the DR Congo.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kananga compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Ranked 4th vs 2nd best cities to live in the DR Congo, and 9027th vs 8928th 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
$7.92
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7047
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$516
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3136
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$890
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$824
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$829
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$740
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$961
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$767
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$953
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$746
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$860
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$776
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$739
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$825
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1001
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$554
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$561
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$493
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$453
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$449
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$448
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$511
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$445
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$566
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$448
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$572
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$458
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$804
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$539
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$446
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1121
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$575
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$449
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1107
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$677
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$510
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$599
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1236

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326