Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 44.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 65.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 48.1% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 62.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.19 KES 282

$6.23 COP 26K

-64.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.23 KES 4,036

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-3.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.39 COP 30.8K

Cappuccino

$1.72 COP 7,155

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

$1.58 KES 204

$1.1 COP 4,575

43.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 KES 117

$0.73 COP 3,060

24.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.51 KES 453

$1.66 COP 6,916

111.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 KES 442

$3.2 COP 13.3K

6.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 KES 120

$1.09 COP 4,552

-14.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 COP 5,188

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.2 KES 156

$1.33 COP 5,544

-9.77%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 394

$2.22 COP 9,252

37.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.38 KES 1,471

$4.55 COP 19K

150.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.23 KES 805

$5.71 COP 23.8K

9.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.99 KES 645

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-41.91%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 407

$2.26 COP 9,410

39.38%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 97.5

$1.07 COP 4,461

-29.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 KES 345

$1.51 COP 6,293

76.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92

$1.42 COP 5,911

-50.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.11 COP 4,619

-28.83%

Onion (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92.4

$1.18 COP 4,932

-39.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,718

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 KES 61.4

$0.84 COP 3,507

-42.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 9,809

Wine (Bottle)

$9.34 COP 38.9K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,927

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 COP 10.4K

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)

$1.41 COP 5,899

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.96 COP 8,164

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 COP 32.7K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 KES 183

$1.02 COP 4,265

39.22%

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)

$26.2K COP 109.2M

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

$76.3 KES 9,858

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-7.57%

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

$9.44 COP 39.4K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.46 KES 3,937

$23.51 COP 98K

29.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.54 KES 4,981

$25.68 COP 107.1K

50.08%

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)

$57.9 COP 241.4K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.59 COP 131.7K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 430.1K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 COP 440.5K

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)

$386 KES 49.8K

$827 COP 3.4M

-53.37%

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 %)

13.43

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

Last update for Malindi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Similar cities

Karachi

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Lahore

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Coimbatore

🇮🇳 India

Bhubaneswar

🇮🇳 India

Rawalpindi

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Lucknow

🇮🇳 India

Chittagong

🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Rajkot

🇮🇳 India