Kananga vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kananga	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2536	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$413	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$990	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$816	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	5	27
😀 Quality of life	14	62
🏙️ Population	1.97M	149K

The cost of living in Kananga is 20% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5651st and 6387th ($976 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the DR Congo and Mauritius, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kananga compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9075th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Port Louis

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	Kananga	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4060	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.72	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.7	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3312	$3884

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552