Kananga vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kananga Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2536
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$413
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$990
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$816
$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 5651st and 5160th ($976 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the DR Congo.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kananga compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Ranked 5th vs 2nd best cities to live in the DR Congo, and 9075th vs 8961st 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
$7.29
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$4.18
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4060
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$511
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.9
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.72
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.7
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3312
$5003

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457