Kigali vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$3968
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1002
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1960
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
24
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
1.75M
599K

The cost of living in Kigali is 49% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6419th and 3191st ($872 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Rwanda and Spain, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 6866th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Malaga

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Kigali Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$10558

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499