Kananga vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kananga Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2362
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$399
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$340
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$123
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
6
27
😀 Quality of life
13
28
🏙️ Population
1.97M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kananga is 88% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5429th and 8425th ($1019 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in the DR Congo and Kenya, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kananga compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Kananga ranked 7th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 9226th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Meru

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Kananga Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.56
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1291
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.9%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1043
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.72
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.6
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3230
$10408

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$1047
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$979
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$872
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$915
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$771
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$1044
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$595
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$1029
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$770
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$946
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$828
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$779
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$833
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1133
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$543
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$590
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$750
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$688
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$689
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$690
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$533
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$691
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$533
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$689
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$411
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$447
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$843
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$583
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$688
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1166
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$553
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$688
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1378
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$872
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$531
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$671
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1602

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583