Kananga vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kananga Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$412
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$991
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$814
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
5
30
😀 Quality of life
14
25
🏙️ Population
1.97M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kananga is 74% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6049th and 8393rd ($932 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 0.9 months in Kananga compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 9059th and 8584th 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
$7.52
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.21
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1235
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.09%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$514
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.68
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.07
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.2
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3289
$8360

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$957
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$826
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$902
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$815
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$852
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$728
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$947
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$723
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$939
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$730
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$855
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$763
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$723
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$810
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1041
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$559
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$589
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$546
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$508
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$509
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$509
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$529
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$510
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$579
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$509
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$587
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$441
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$796
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$545
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$509
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1017
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$598
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$509
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1028
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$723
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$531
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$622
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1090

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545