Kananga vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kananga	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2536	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$413	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$990	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$816	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	5	70
😀 Quality of life	14	78
🏙️ Population	1.97M	1.4M

The cost of living in Kananga is 6% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5651st and 5261st ($976 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the DR Congo and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kananga compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kananga ranked 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9075th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kananga vs Sofia

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	Kananga	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.29	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4060	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.72	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.7	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.7	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3312	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633