Kananga vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kananga Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$934
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$419
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$815
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
5
26
😀 Quality of life
18
16
🏙️ Population
1.97M
2.12M

The cost of living in Kananga is 14% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5768th and 6317th ($934 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the DR Congo and Somalia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kananga compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Kananga ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9027th and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Mogadishu

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Kananga Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7047
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$516
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.1
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3136
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$890
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$824
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$829
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$740
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$961
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$767
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$953
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$746
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$860
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$776
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$739
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$825
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1001
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$554
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$561
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$493
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$453
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$449
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$448
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$511
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$445
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$566
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$448
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$572
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$458
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$804
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$539
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$446
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1121
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$575
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$449
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1107
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$677
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$510
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$599
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1236

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883