Common information
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 218 446
Cost of living and prices in Eldoret
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre89USD/month
- in city centre93USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre270USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 4 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 31 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 5 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 3 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 17,738 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 19,023 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 39 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 12 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 26 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 19 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 35 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 27 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 15 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 93 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 89 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 270 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 617 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 12 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Eldoret
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 25 |
| Average high, °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Average temperature, °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Average low, °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Record low, °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Rain, days | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 72 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 63 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 100 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 180 | 140 | 120 | 150 | 190 | 1120 |
| Relative humidity, % | 62 | 61 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 79 | 76 | 65 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 91 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 89 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 88 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 49 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 61 | 47 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 67 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 83 | 103 | 100 | 95 | 121 | 126 | 138 | 125 | 112 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 1206 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 |