Kananga vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kananga	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2536	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$413	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$990	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$816	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	5	16
😀 Quality of life	14	13
🏙️ Population	1.97M	344K

The cost of living in Kananga is 57% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5651st and 7441st ($976 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the DR Congo and Lesotho, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kananga compared to 1 months in Maseru. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9075th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Maseru

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	Kananga	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4060	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.72	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.7	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3312	$1063

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628