Cost of Living Comparison Between Embu and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Embu and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Embu is 28.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 51.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Embu is 28.2% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 49.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.29 KES 684

$6.23 COP 26K

-15.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.57 KES 4,080

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-2.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.56 KES 719

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-24.76%

Cappuccino

$2.29 KES 295

$1.72 COP 7,155

33.14%

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

$0.37 KES 47.48

$1.1 COP 4,575

-66.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.03

$0.73 COP 3,060

-67.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.36 KES 305

$1.66 COP 6,916

42.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 KES 376

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-9.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.53 KES 67.9

$1.09 COP 4,552

-51.38%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 62.5

$1.24 COP 5,188

-61.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 KES 123

$1.33 COP 5,544

-28.57%

Eggs

$1.65 KES 213

$2.22 COP 9,252

-25.68%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.86 KES 499

$4.55 COP 19K

-15.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.38 KES 437

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-40.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.17 KES 538

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-51.46%

Apples (1kg)

$3.03 KES 392

$2.26 COP 9,410

34.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.07 COP 4,461

-2.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 KES 282

$1.51 COP 6,293

44.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 KES 52.8

$1.42 COP 5,911

-71.13%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 KES 89.5

$1.11 COP 4,619

-37.84%

Onion (1kg)

$0.89 KES 115

$1.18 COP 4,932

-24.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 88.2

$0.89 COP 3,718

-23.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.5

$0.84 COP 3,507

-36.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 KES 397

$2.35 COP 9,809

30.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.51 KES 1,488

$9.34 COP 38.9K

23.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 KES 295

$1.18 COP 4,927

94.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 KES 347

$2.49 COP 10.4K

7.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.18 KES 152

$0.83 COP 3,464

42.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 195

$1.41 COP 5,899

7.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 KES 202

$1.96 COP 8,164

-19.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 382

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-62.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.47 KES 189

$1.02 COP 4,265

44.12%

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

$21.4K KES 2.8M

$17.6K COP 73.4M

21.33%

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

$12.4K KES 1.6M

$26.2K COP 109.2M

-52.80%

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

$34.82 KES 4,500

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-57.81%

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

$16.97 KES 2,193

$9.44 COP 39.4K

79.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.44 KES 5,098

$23.51 COP 98K

67.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.14 KES 2,215

$25.68 COP 107.1K

-33.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

Cinema Ticket

$4.24 KES 548

$3.96 COP 16.5K

7.07%

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

$206 KES 26.6K

$305 COP 1.3M

-32.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,061 KES 1M

$5,925 COP 24.7M

36.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.2 KES 1,189

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-84.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.89 KES 3,088

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-24.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.1 KES 8,286

$103 COP 430.1K

-37.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.69 KES 2,028

$106 COP 440.5K

-85.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$77.3 KES 9,985

$489 COP 2M

-84.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$55 KES 7,103

$379 COP 1.6M

-85.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 COP 3.4M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$91.7 KES 11.9K

$729 COP 3M

-87.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,190 COP 9.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,532 COP 6.4M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$268 KES 34.6K

$550 COP 2.3M

-51.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

13.43

10.50%

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

Last update for Embu: October 27, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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