Kigali vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$355
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1781
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
24
😀 Quality of life
44
78
🏙️ Population
1.16M
586K

The cost of living in Kigali is 52% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6804th and 3616th ($723 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Rwanda and Spain, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 6601st and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$14939

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$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429