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Santa Marta vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Santa Marta is 11.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% more in Santa Marta
Groceries: pay 0.4% less in Santa Marta
Transportation: pay 64.2% more in Santa Marta
Housing: pay 67.7% more in Santa Marta
Childcare: pay 76.5% less in Santa Marta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% less in Santa Marta
Clothing: pay 14.1% more in Santa Marta

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

Santa Marta vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Santa Marta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$3.88 COP14,761.42	-7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$9.06 COP34,443.31	+84.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.72 COP2,755.46	+51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.49 COP1,869.78	+60.2%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 0.4% less for groceries

	Beijing	Santa Marta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.73 COP6,560.63	+1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$2.67 COP10,168.98	-64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.60 COP17,508.46	-30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.55 COP9,709.73	+43.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.76 COP10,504.77	+80.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.06 COP4,034.35	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.36 COP1,383.77	-52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.53 COP2,023.58	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.58 COP2,202.13	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.30 COP1,145.70	-13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.67 COP2,529.48	+61.3%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 64.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Santa Marta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$3.91 COP14,856.37	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$15.53 COP59,045.67	-50.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$20,963.08 COP79,711,656.05	+15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$18.50 COP70,362.76	+300.0%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 67.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Santa Marta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$20.70 COP78,727.56	+60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$291.15 COP1,107,106.33	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$381.17 COP1,449,388.35	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$158.55 COP602,889.46	+303.8%
Average			+67.7%

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pay 76.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Santa Marta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$176.01 COP669,282.68	-75.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$5,176.07 COP19,681,890.38	-77.7%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Santa Marta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$1.04 COP3,936.38	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$1.71 COP6,519.63	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$2.85 COP10,825.04	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$20.70 COP78,727.56	-64.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$5.18 COP19,681.89	-38.5%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Santa Marta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$55.21 COP209,940.16	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$56.76 COP215,844.73	+56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$123.76 COP470,594.48	+51.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$63.41 COP241,103.16	-39.9%
Average			+14.1%

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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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