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Sincelejo vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Sincelejo is 12.4% cheaper than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in Sincelejo
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Sincelejo
Transportation: pay 18.2% more in Sincelejo
Housing: pay 26.5% less in Sincelejo
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in Sincelejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Sincelejo
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Sincelejo

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

Sincelejo vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sincelejo instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Sincelejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,568.50	$5.12 COP19,451.67	+17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP29,393.25	$7.94 COP30,150.09	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,349.26	$0.83 COP3,160.90	-5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,358.50	$0.63 COP2,377.43	+0.8%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Colombia	Sincelejo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,155.86	$0.77 COP2,917.75	-43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,456.62	$1.66 COP6,321.79	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,528.58	$3.90 COP14,804.58	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,462.48	$2.03 COP7,725.82	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,365.98	$1.63 COP6,176.20	-34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,585.48	$0.70 COP2,646.94	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,969.15	$0.63 COP2,401.93	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,338.49	$0.58 COP2,205.79	-5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP2,020.01	$0.35 COP1,323.47	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,981.33	$0.42 COP1,588.17	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,918.54	$0.35 COP1,323.47	-31.0%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 18.2% more for transportation

	Colombia	Sincelejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,844.87	$3.60 COP13,661.38	-8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP127,964.51	$61.44 COP233,420.06	+82.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP70,812,690.14	$15,999.95 COP60,786,474.83	-14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP62,190.50	$18.43 COP70,026.02	+12.6%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 26.5% less for housing

	Colombia	Sincelejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP88,681.87	$22.74 COP86,397.84	-2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,191,690.99	$179.20 COP680,808.52	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP955,960.06	$96.00 COP364,718.85	-61.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP279,625.73	$74.39 COP282,621.35	+1.1%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Colombia	Sincelejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP889,117.17	$166.40 COP632,179.34	-28.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,887,504.54	$1,919.99 COP7,294,376.98	-66.7%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Sincelejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,568.97	$1.31 COP4,960.18	+8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP6,058.71	$1.79 COP6,808.09	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,720.48	$1.84 COP7,002.60	-28.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP95,260.58	$15.10 COP57,382.43	-39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,656.70	$4.48 COP17,020.21	+8.7%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Colombia	Sincelejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP232,897.18	$65.28 COP248,008.82	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP153,263.31	$42.24 COP160,476.29	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP360,959.33	$83.20 COP316,089.67	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP308,786.27	$66.56 COP252,871.74	-18.1%
Average			-4.8%

Colombia vs. Sincelejo - Cost of clothing

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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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