Barcelona vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1005
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
33
😀 Quality of life
90
24
🏙️ Population
1.73M
14.6M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 82% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4860th ($2116 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 205th and 9013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kinshasa

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Barcelona Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$5144

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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 Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$602
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$543
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$544
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$544
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$543
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$895
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$870
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$932
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$815
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$897
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1047
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$851
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$999
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1037
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$699
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$745
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$665
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1239
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$692
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$595
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$668
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$522
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$857
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1042
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1254
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$750
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1344
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$641
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$785
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$834