Barcelona vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$961
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
31
😀 Quality of life
88
40
🏙️ Population
1.66M
11.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 81% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 2198th and 5365th ($1887 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Spain and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Spain vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 238th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933