Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 82.0% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Japan, you would:
pay 87.5% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Japan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
Japan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Japan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Japan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
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