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Bucaramanga vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Bucaramanga is 3.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in Bucaramanga
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Bucaramanga
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Bucaramanga
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Bucaramanga
Childcare: pay 28.3% less in Bucaramanga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% less in Bucaramanga
Clothing: pay 72.5% more in Bucaramanga

The cost of clothing, housing, and groceries in Bucaramanga are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Bucaramanga.

Bucaramanga vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucaramanga instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Bucaramanga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$3.36 COP12,372.15	-42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$7.25 COP26,647.71	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$0.78 COP2,867.01	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$0.61 COP2,236.50	+10.7%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Bucaramanga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$1.16 COP4,282.67	+113.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$2.20 COP8,089.48	-60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$4.89 COP17,976.93	+45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$2.42 COP8,901.60	+47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$2.82 COP10,360.47	-3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$1.23 COP4,532.70	-12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$0.58 COP2,147.64	+23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$0.42 COP1,554.07	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$0.43 COP1,582.85	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$0.59 COP2,172.82	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$0.48 COP1,762.41	-5.4%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Bucaramanga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$3.87 COP14,238.55	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	$41.41 COP152K	+33.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$20,832.39 COP77M	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$15.30 COP56,245.70	-10.2%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Bucaramanga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$22.14 COP81,430.17	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	$308.72 COP1M	-35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	$254.49 COP936K	+23.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$60.99 COP224K	+108.0%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 28.3% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Bucaramanga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	$254.49 COP936K	+13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$2,622.54 COP10M	-70.1%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Bucaramanga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$1.55 COP5,710.22	-33.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$1.47 COP5,392.99	-38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$2.02 COP7,423.29	-34.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	$25.01 COP91,982.19	-44.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$4.14 COP15,227.26	-43.7%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 72.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Bucaramanga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$69.31 COP255K	+253.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$34.94 COP128K	+40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$89.03 COP327K	+31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$40.76 COP150K	-34.5%
Average			+72.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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