Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 27.6% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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