Kananga vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kananga Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$412
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$991
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$814
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
5
14
😀 Quality of life
14
17
🏙️ Population
1.97M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kananga is 7% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6049th and 5639th ($932 vs $1007) 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 0.9 months in Kananga compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Ranked 5th vs 2nd best cities to live in the DR Congo, and 9059th vs 8955th 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
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$4.21
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1235
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.09%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$514
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$5.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.68
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.07
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.2
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3289
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$902
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$815
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$852
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$728
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$947
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$723
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$939
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$730
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$855
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$763
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$723
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$810
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1041
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$559
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$589
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$546
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$508
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$509
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$509
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$529
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$510
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$579
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$509
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$587
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$441
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$796
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$545
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$509
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1017
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$598
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$509
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1028
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$723
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$531
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$622
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1090

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498