Kananga vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kananga	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$394	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	5	95
😀 Quality of life	12	69
🏙️ Population	1.97M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kananga is 2% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5353rd and 5192nd ($1029 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 0.1 months in Kananga compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Kananga ranked 9th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9240th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Sao Paulo

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	Kananga	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.34	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$700	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$284	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.3	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$508	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.09	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.27	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3176	$15428

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Cities near Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$993
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$885
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$928
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$793
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$682
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$1032
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$792
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$957
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$842
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$803
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$836
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$595
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$754
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$689
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$688
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$688
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$538
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$689
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$491
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$686
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$396
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$412
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$858
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$524
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$687
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$912
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$687
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$1069
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$758
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$536
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$597
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1278

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666