Barcelona vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1927
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
30
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.75M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 161% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6714th ($2116 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Rwanda, respectively. Check Spain vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 205th and 6822nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kigali

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Barcelona Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1052
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$12689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$3.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$9138

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$620
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602