Kinshasa vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kinshasa	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2581	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$563	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$127	$2373
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	21	82
🏙️ Population	14.6M	726K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 13% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4833rd and 5415th ($1148 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 340th in the DR Congo and Japan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 9069th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Sagamihara

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	Kinshasa	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.58	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1220	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.35%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.34	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.01	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.7	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4749	$10783

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$595
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$538
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$536
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$536
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$536
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$893
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$871
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$928
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$853
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$946
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1116
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$836
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$993
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1029
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$708
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$684
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1241
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$719
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$606
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$494
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$682
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$808
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$885
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$671
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$526
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$858
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1044
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1363
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$755
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1413
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$665
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$793
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$849

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076