DR Congo vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1131
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$491
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$1971
💸 GDP per capita
$649
$32487
😃 Human freedom index
5.28
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
61.9
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
71
🌐 English speaking %
1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
47
98
😀 Quality of life
8
89
🏙️ Population
109M
124M

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($1073) is 5% less expensive than in Japan ($1131). the DR Congo ranked 85th vs 78th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in the DR Congo compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 194th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the DR Congo vs Japan

We calculate prices for the DR Congo and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

DR Congo Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.2
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.37
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1782
$1138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$682
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$94.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.16%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$5340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$2928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.96
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$9.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.86
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.3
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4172
$13435

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1163
14.6M
Kolwezi
$1039
480K
Likasi
$1039
423K
Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
2.89M
Kananga
$1037
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1133
1.79M
Kisangani
$961
1.37M
Tshikapa
$999
1.01M
Uvira
$839
726K
Bukavu
$798
707K
Kalemie
$786
147K
Mbandaka
$851
470K
Kikwit
$932
398K
Bunia
$825
328K
Matadi
$895
306K
Beni
$810
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$895
196K
Isiro
$876
183K
Kindu
$785
172K
Boma
$870
163K
Butembo
$798
155K
Gandajika
$887
146K
Gemena
$816
139K
Bumba
$857
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
100K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K