Kananga vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kananga Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$934
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$419
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$815
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
5
62
😀 Quality of life
18
44
🏙️ Population
1.97M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kananga is 7% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5768th and 6110th ($934 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in the DR Congo and South Africa, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kananga compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Kananga ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 9027th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kananga Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7047
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$516
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3136
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$890
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$824
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$829
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$740
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$961
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$767
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$953
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$746
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$860
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$776
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$739
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$825
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1001
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$554
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$561
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$493
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$453
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$449
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$448
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$511
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$445
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$566
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$448
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$572
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$458
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$804
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$539
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$446
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1121
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$575
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$449
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1107
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$677
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$510
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$599
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1236

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952