Barcelona vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
27
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.16M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 175% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 1764th and 6835th ($2087 vs $758) 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 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 229th and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$7919

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612