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Santa Marta vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Santa Marta is 11.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in Santa Marta
Groceries: pay 18.0% less in Santa Marta
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Santa Marta
Housing: pay 28.7% more in Santa Marta
Childcare: pay 66.2% less in Santa Marta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% less in Santa Marta
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Santa Marta

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

Santa Marta vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Marta instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Santa Marta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$3.88 COP14,761.42	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$9.06 COP34,443.31	+46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$0.72 COP2,755.46	-8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$0.49 COP1,869.78	+47.5%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Santa Marta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$1.73 COP6,560.63	+19.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$2.67 COP10,168.98	-68.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$4.60 COP17,508.46	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.55 COP9,709.73	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.76 COP10,504.77	+100.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.06 COP4,034.35	-33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.36 COP1,383.77	-55.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.53 COP2,023.58	-48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.58 COP2,202.13	-32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.30 COP1,145.70	-58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.67 COP2,529.48	+2.5%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Santa Marta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$3.91 COP14,856.37	-16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$15.53 COP59,045.67	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$20,963.08 COP79,711,656.05	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$18.50 COP70,362.76	+59.2%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 28.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Santa Marta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$20.70 COP78,727.56	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$291.15 COP1,107,106.33	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$381.17 COP1,449,388.35	+18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$158.55 COP602,889.46	+130.8%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 66.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Santa Marta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$176.01 COP669,282.68	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$5,176.07 COP19,681,890.38	-61.2%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Santa Marta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$1.04 COP3,936.38	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$1.71 COP6,519.63	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$2.85 COP10,825.04	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$20.70 COP78,727.56	-59.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$5.18 COP19,681.89	-35.8%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Santa Marta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$55.21 COP209,940.16	-6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$56.76 COP215,844.73	+49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$123.76 COP470,594.48	+18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$63.41 COP241,103.16	-30.7%
Average			+7.8%

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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: December 2025

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