Barcelona vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$253
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
28
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.16M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 139% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 2276th and 6562nd ($1841 vs $771) 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 270th and 6577th 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
$15
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$9282

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BarcelonaKigali

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$613
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638