Barcelona vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$137
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
30
😀 Quality of life
90
48
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.75M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 144% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 1659th and 6419th ($2129 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Rwanda, respectively. Check Spain vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 174th and 6866th 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
$17.3
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$7731

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618