Kananga vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kananga	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2536	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$413	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$990	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$816	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	5	100
😀 Quality of life	14	95
🏙️ Population	1.97M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kananga is 78% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5651st and 3rd ($976 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the DR Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kananga compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 9075th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs New York City

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	Kananga	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4060	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.72	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.7	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3312	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111