Kananga vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kananga	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2536	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$413	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$990	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$816	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	5	54
😀 Quality of life	14	54
🏙️ Population	1.97M	1.49M

The cost of living in Kananga is 46% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5651st and 7055th ($976 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd in the DR Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kananga compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 9075th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Recife

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	Kananga	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4060	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.72	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.7	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3312	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509