Cristiano Ronaldo vs N'Golo Kanté - salary comparison
Cristiano Ronaldo earns £2,652,000 a week more than N'Golo Kanté — £3,000,000 against £348,000, a difference of £137,904,000 over a year. Both inside the twenty best paid footballers in our data.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Cristiano Ronaldo vs N'Golo Kanté, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | CRISTIANO RONALDO | N'GOLO KANTÉ | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £3,000,000 | £348,000 | £2,652,000 |
| Yearly salary | £156,000,000 | £18,096,000 | £137,904,000 |
| Net worth | £812m | £134m | £678m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 10 | 10 | - |
| Age | 40 | 34 | 6 yr |
| Position | ST | DM | - |
| Club | Al-Nassr Football Club | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | - |
| League | Saudi Pro League | Süper Lig | - |
| Nationality | Portugal | France | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2027 | JUN 2028 | 366 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Cristiano Ronaldo is paid £2,652,000 a week more than N'Golo Kanté — £137,904,000 over a year.
of the 910 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club, whose 44 players cost £2.5m a week between them.
what N'Golo Kanté is paid. Put another way, Cristiano Ronaldo earns N'Golo Kanté's entire week in 19 hours.
a week, in 2025 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 11 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Cristiano Ronaldo · N'Golo Kanté
Frequently asked questions
Cristiano Ronaldo vs N'Golo Kanté
Who earns more, Cristiano Ronaldo or N'Golo Kanté?
Cristiano Ronaldo earns more. Cristiano Ronaldo is on £3,000,000 per week against N'Golo Kanté's £348,000, a gap of £2,652,000 a week.
What is the difference between Cristiano Ronaldo's and N'Golo Kanté's salary?
£2,652,000 per week, which comes to £137,904,000 over a year. Cristiano Ronaldo is paid 8.6 times what N'Golo Kanté is paid.
How much does Cristiano Ronaldo earn per week?
Cristiano Ronaldo earns £3,000,000 per week at Al-Nassr Football Club, or £156,000,000 per year.
How much does N'Golo Kanté earn per week?
N'Golo Kanté earns £348,000 per week at Fenerbahçe A.Ş., or £18,096,000 per year.
Who is older, Cristiano Ronaldo or N'Golo Kanté?
Cristiano Ronaldo is older, at 40 to 34.
Whose contract runs longer, Cristiano Ronaldo's or N'Golo Kanté's?
N'Golo Kanté. N'Golo Kanté's deal runs to 30 June 2028, against 30 June 2027 for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Who has earned more over their career, Cristiano Ronaldo or N'Golo Kanté?
Cristiano Ronaldo, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Cristiano Ronaldo has earned £811,512,000 across 10 seasons, N'Golo Kanté £133,536,000 across 10 seasons.
How big is the gap between Cristiano Ronaldo and N'Golo Kanté?
£2,652,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 900 of the 910 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club on £2,489,755 a week.