Barcelona vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
87
44
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.68M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 164% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 2276th and 6903rd ($1841 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Uganda, respectively. Check Spain vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 270th and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kampala

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Barcelona Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$4369

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$646
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$558
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$562
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$602
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$605
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$490
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$522
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$594
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$573
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$801
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$483
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$625
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$785
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$613
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$585
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$768
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$771
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$492
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$500
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$650
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$518
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$381
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$479
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$413
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$648
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$648
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$760
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$651
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$496
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$648
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$759
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$589
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$719
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$648
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$408
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$803
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$541
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$647
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$638