Cost of Living Comparison Between Eldoret and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Eldoret and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Eldoret is 36% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 46.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Eldoret is 26% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 37.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.37 KES 695

$6.23 COP 26K

-13.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.87 KES 5,024

$32.34 COP 134.8K

20.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.78 KES 876

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-8.25%

Cappuccino

$2.36 KES 306

$1.72 COP 7,155

37.21%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 KES 91.5

$1.1 COP 4,575

-35.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 KES 69.2

$0.73 COP 3,060

-26.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.35 KES 303

$1.66 COP 6,916

41.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 KES 381

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-8.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 KES 94.4

$1.09 COP 4,552

-33.03%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 KES 61.1

$1.24 COP 5,188

-62.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 KES 154

$1.33 COP 5,544

-10.53%

Eggs

$1.66 KES 214

$2.22 COP 9,252

-25.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.9 KES 504

$4.55 COP 19K

-14.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.62 KES 468

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-36.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.23 KES 547

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-50.76%

Apples (1kg)

$3.04 KES 393

$2.26 COP 9,410

34.51%

Banana (1kg)

$0.95 KES 122

$1.07 COP 4,461

-11.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.63 KES 210

$1.51 COP 6,293

7.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.01 KES 130

$1.42 COP 5,911

-28.87%

Potato (1kg)

$0.56 KES 72.9

$1.11 COP 4,619

-49.55%

Onion (1kg)

$0.84 KES 108

$1.18 COP 4,932

-28.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 83.9

$0.89 COP 3,718

-26.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 KES 88

$0.84 COP 3,507

-19.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.17 KES 410

$2.35 COP 9,809

34.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.96 KES 771

$9.34 COP 38.9K

-36.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.76 KES 227

$1.18 COP 4,927

49.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 KES 204

$2.49 COP 10.4K

-36.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.41 KES 182

$0.83 COP 3,464

69.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 198

$1.41 COP 5,899

8.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.5 KES 194

$1.96 COP 8,164

-23.47%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.82 KES 365

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-64.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.47 KES 190

$1.02 COP 4,265

44.12%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.8K KES 2.8M

$17.6K COP 73.4M

23.67%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.3K KES 2.6M

$26.2K COP 109.2M

-22.47%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$33.94 KES 4,386

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-58.88%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$16.98 KES 2,194

$9.44 COP 39.4K

79.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.6 KES 4,989

$23.51 COP 98K

64.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.14 KES 5,058

$25.68 COP 107.1K

52.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

Cinema Ticket

$5.08 KES 657

$3.96 COP 16.5K

28.28%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$65.7 KES 8,495

$305 COP 1.3M

-78.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,128 KES 1.1M

$5,925 COP 24.7M

37.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.48 KES 1,483

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-80.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.41 KES 3,155

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-22.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.02 KES 2,458

$103 COP 430.1K

-81.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$34.43 KES 4,450

$106 COP 440.5K

-67.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$92.7 KES 12K

$489 COP 2M

-81.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$90.2 KES 11.7K

$379 COP 1.6M

-76.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 COP 3.4M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$268 KES 34.7K

$729 COP 3M

-63.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$623 KES 80.5K

$2,190 COP 9.1M

-71.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,532 COP 6.4M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$550 COP 2.3M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

-10.65%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Eldoret: October 28, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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