Kananga vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kananga	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2536	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$413	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$990	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$816	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	5	37
😀 Quality of life	14	49
🏙️ Population	1.97M	2.47M

The cost of living in Kananga is 32% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5651st and 6726th ($976 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in the DR Congo and Zambia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kananga compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 9075th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Lusaka

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	Kananga	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4060	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.72	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.7	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3312	$9642

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Cities near Kananga

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

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675