Cost of Living Comparison Between Fort Portal and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Fort Portal and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Fort Portal is 44.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 59.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fort Portal is 38.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 57.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.84 UGX 10.2K

$6.23 COP 26K

-54.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.61 UGX 95.4K

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-17.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.84 UGX 31.7K

$7.39 COP 30.8K

19.62%

Cappuccino

$2.84 UGX 10.2K

$1.72 COP 7,155

65.12%

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

$0.47 UGX 1,669

$1.1 COP 4,575

-57.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 UGX 1,034

$0.73 COP 3,060

-60.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.43 UGX 5,125

$1.66 COP 6,916

-13.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 UGX 10K

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-12.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.34 UGX 1,231

$1.09 COP 4,552

-68.81%

White Bread (500g)

$0.87 UGX 3,110

$1.24 COP 5,188

-29.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.1 UGX 3,935

$1.33 COP 5,544

-17.29%

Eggs

$1.41 UGX 5,055

$2.22 COP 9,252

-36.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.44 UGX 15.9K

$4.55 COP 19K

-2.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.88 UGX 17.5K

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-14.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.54 UGX 12.7K

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-58.79%

Apples (1kg)

$2.68 UGX 9,599

$2.26 COP 9,410

18.58%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 UGX 3,031

$1.07 COP 4,461

-20.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.72 UGX 6,173

$1.51 COP 6,293

13.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 UGX 4,859

$1.42 COP 5,911

-4.23%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 UGX 5,653

$1.11 COP 4,619

42.34%

Onion (1kg)

$0.72 UGX 2,569

$1.18 COP 4,932

-38.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 UGX 3,648

$0.89 COP 3,718

14.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 UGX 2,072

$0.84 COP 3,507

-30.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.99 UGX 10.7K

$2.35 COP 9,809

27.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.91 UGX 21.2K

$9.34 COP 38.9K

-36.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 UGX 3,090

$1.18 COP 4,927

-27.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.13 UGX 4,044

$2.49 COP 10.4K

-54.62%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 COP 3,464

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.58 UGX 2,089

$1.41 COP 5,899

-58.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 UGX 1,004

$1.96 COP 8,164

-85.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.14 UGX 14.8K

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-47.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.43 UGX 5,141

$1.02 COP 4,265

40.20%

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

$8,921 UGX 32M

$17.6K COP 73.4M

-49.31%

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

$8,869 UGX 31.8M

$26.2K COP 109.2M

-66.15%

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

$42.23 UGX 151.4K

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-48.83%

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

$14.66 UGX 52.5K

$9.44 COP 39.4K

55.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.07 UGX 158K

$23.51 COP 98K

87.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.68 COP 107.1K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

Cinema Ticket

$6.28 UGX 22.5K

$3.96 COP 16.5K

58.59%

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

$159 UGX 570.7K

$305 COP 1.3M

-47.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,293 UGX 15.4M

$5,925 COP 24.7M

-27.54%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.73 UGX 60K

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-71.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.05 UGX 50.4K

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-55.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.87 UGX 139.3K

$103 COP 430.1K

-62.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.77 UGX 167.7K

$106 COP 440.5K

-55.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$489 COP 2M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$379 COP 1.6M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 COP 3.4M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$729 COP 3M

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)

$550 COP 2.3M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.8

13.43

54.88%

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

Last update for Fort Portal: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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