Cost of Living Comparison Between Garissa and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Garissa and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Garissa is 27.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 54.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Garissa is 43.2% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 49.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.45 KES 833

$6.23 COP 26K

3.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.18 KES 2,995

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-28.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.69 KES 347

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-63.60%

Cappuccino

$4.29 KES 554

$1.72 COP 7,155

149.42%

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

$1.1 KES 142

$1.1 COP 4,575

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 KES 88

$0.73 COP 3,060

-6.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.9 KES 245

$1.66 COP 6,916

14.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 KES 348

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-15.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.84 KES 108

$1.09 COP 4,552

-22.94%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.8

$1.24 COP 5,188

-58.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.1 KES 143

$1.33 COP 5,544

-17.29%

Eggs

$1.63 KES 210

$2.22 COP 9,252

-26.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.55 COP 19K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.09 KES 787

$5.71 COP 23.8K

6.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.25 KES 549

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-50.52%

Apples (1kg)

$3.18 KES 411

$2.26 COP 9,410

40.71%

Banana (1kg)

$2.27 KES 293

$1.07 COP 4,461

112.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.02 KES 391

$1.51 COP 6,293

100.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 KES 82.1

$1.42 COP 5,911

-54.93%

Potato (1kg)

$0.83 KES 107

$1.11 COP 4,619

-25.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 KES 154

$1.18 COP 4,932

0.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.6

$0.89 COP 3,718

-26.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 KES 61.3

$0.84 COP 3,507

-44.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.34 KES 302

$2.35 COP 9,809

-0.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.75 KES 872

$9.34 COP 38.9K

-27.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 KES 239

$1.18 COP 4,927

56.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.28 KES 424

$2.49 COP 10.4K

31.73%

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)

$2.29 KES 296

$1.41 COP 5,899

62.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.96 COP 8,164

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 COP 32.7K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 KES 140

$1.02 COP 4,265

5.88%

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

$17.6K COP 73.4M

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

$9,130 KES 1.2M

$26.2K COP 109.2M

-65.15%

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

$15.34 KES 1,982

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-81.41%

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

$9.44 COP 39.4K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.47 KES 3,033

$23.51 COP 98K

-0.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.8 KES 2,947

$25.68 COP 107.1K

-11.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

Cinema Ticket

$3.96 COP 16.5K

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

$305 COP 1.3M

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,925 COP 24.7M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.49 KES 1,485

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-80.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.69 KES 994

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-75.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.59 KES 3,049

$103 COP 430.1K

-77.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$22.9 KES 2,960

$106 COP 440.5K

-78.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$101 KES 13.1K

$489 COP 2M

-79.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.1 KES 9,966

$379 COP 1.6M

-79.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$195 KES 25.1K

$827 COP 3.4M

-76.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$167 KES 21.6K

$729 COP 3M

-77.06%

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)

$129 KES 16.6K

$550 COP 2.3M

-76.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

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

Last update for Garissa: October 27, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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