Kananga vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kananga Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$394
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
5
16
😀 Quality of life
12
14
🏙️ Population
1.97M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kananga is 8% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5353rd and 4892nd ($1029 vs $1124) 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 9th vs 5th best cities to live in the DR Congo, and 9240th vs 9202nd 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
$8.34
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.33
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1247
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.16%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1026
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$508
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$115
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$4473

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Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$993
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$885
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$928
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$793
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$1045
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$682
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$1032
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$792
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$957
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$842
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$803
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$836
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1148
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$505
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$595
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$754
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$689
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$688
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$688
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$538
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$689
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$491
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$686
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$396
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$412
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$858
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$524
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$687
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$912
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$499
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$687
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1069
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$758
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$536
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$597
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1278

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458