Kananga vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kananga	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2536	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$413	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$990	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$816	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	5	8
😀 Quality of life	14	33
🏙️ Population	1.97M	297K

The cost of living in Kananga is 32% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5651st and 6716th ($976 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the DR Congo and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kananga compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 9075th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Malabo

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	Kananga	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4060	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.72	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.7	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3312	$5445

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371