Cost of Living Comparison Between Kiambu and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Kiambu and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Kiambu is 65.8% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 78.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kiambu is 68.5% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 77.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kiambu
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.12 KES 403
$17.41 €15.03
-82.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.44 KES 2,512
$68.7 €59.3
-71.72%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.71 KES 609
$13.71 €11.84
-65.65%
Cappuccino
$1.9 KES 246
$2.78 €2.4
-31.65%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.53 KES 68.9
$2.8 €2.42
-81.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.34 KES 43.43
$1.98 €1.71
-82.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.75 KES 226
$4.43 €3.83
-60.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.25 KES 291
$4.53 €3.91
-50.33%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kiambu
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.64 KES 82.1
$1.24 €1.07
-48.39%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 KES 67.5
$2.03 €1.75
-74.38%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.65 KES 213
$1.98 €1.71
-16.67%
Eggs
$1.3 KES 169
$3.46 €2.99
-62.43%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.45 KES 1,480
$18.32 €15.82
-37.50%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.65 KES 859
$9.82 €8.47
-32.28%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.02 KES 519
$19.24 €16.61
-79.11%
Apples (1kg)
$3.09 KES 399
$2.61 €2.25
18.39%
Banana (1kg)
$1.04 KES 135
$2.34 €2.02
-55.56%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.74 KES 95.7
$2.11 €1.82
-64.93%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.55 KES 71.5
$2.77 €2.39
-80.14%
Potato (1kg)
$0.53 KES 69
$2.04 €1.76
-74.02%
Onion (1kg)
$0.76 KES 98.7
$1.77 €1.53
-57.06%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.33 KES 42.01
$1.5 €1.3
-78.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.4 KES 52.2
$0.85 €0.73
-52.94%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.16 KES 408
$7 €6.04
-54.86%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.5 KES 1,487
$7.13 €6.16
61.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.22 KES 287
$1.43 €1.24
55.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.83 KES 365
$2.29 €1.98
23.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Kiambu
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 KES 67.6
$3.02 €2.6
-82.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$28.97 €25.01
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.58 KES 204
$4.59 €3.96
-65.58%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.38 KES 48.62
$2.02 €1.74
-81.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.96 KES 383
$29.56 €25.53
-89.99%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.53 KES 198
$1.81 €1.56
-15.47%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.8K KES 2.8M
$38.4K €33.1K
-43.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.4K KES 2.6M
$32.4K €28K
-37.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kiambu
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$28.07 KES 3,628
$190 €164
-85.19%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.91 KES 1,022
$22.18 €19.15
-64.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$28.72 KES 3,711
$36.37 €31.4
-21.03%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kiambu
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$11.49 KES 1,485
$57.4 €49.55
-79.98%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$20.95 €18.09
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.66 KES 732
$10.8 €9.33
-47.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kiambu
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$199 KES 25.7K
$732 €632
-72.83%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,003 KES 1M
$15.1K €13.1K
-47.08%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kiambu
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$6.23 KES 806
$86.8 €74.9
-92.82%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.37 KES 3,149
$36.78 €31.76
-33.74%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$27.32 KES 3,531
$102 €88.2
-73.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$31.44 KES 4,064
$117 €101
-73.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kiambu
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$114 KES 14.7K
$1,581 €1,365
-92.79%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$94.6 KES 12.2K
$1,230 €1,062
-92.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$191 KES 24.6K
$2,707 €2,337
-92.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$149 KES 19.2K
$2,028 €1,751
-92.67%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,137 KES 146.9K
$6,602 €5,700
-82.78%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,045 €4,356
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kiambu
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$273 KES 35.3K
$2,198 €1,898
-87.59%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11
3.39
224.48%

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Last update for Kiambu: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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