Kananga vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kananga	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2536	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$413	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$990	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$816	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	5	72
😀 Quality of life	14	78
🏙️ Population	1.97M	7.01M

The cost of living in Kananga is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5651st and 2911th ($976 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the DR Congo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kananga compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9075th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Riyadh

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	Kananga	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4060	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.72	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.7	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3312	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529