Kananga vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kananga	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2536	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$413	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$990	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$816	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	5	95
😀 Quality of life	14	62
🏙️ Population	1.97M	6.21M

The cost of living in Kananga is 7% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5651st and 5954th ($976 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 9075th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Kananga	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4060	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.72	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.7	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3312	$10819

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562