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Santa Marta vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Santa Marta is 11.5% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% less in Santa Marta
Groceries: pay 4.1% more in Santa Marta
Transportation: pay 39.9% more in Santa Marta
Housing: pay 21.3% more in Santa Marta
Childcare: pay 68.5% less in Santa Marta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% less in Santa Marta
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Santa Marta

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

Santa Marta vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.7% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Santa Marta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$3.88 COP14,761.42	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$9.06 COP34,443.31	+51.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$0.72 COP2,755.46	-47.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.49 COP1,869.78	-19.6%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Santa Marta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.73 COP6,560.63	+103.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$2.67 COP10,168.98	-57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$4.60 COP17,508.46	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.55 COP9,709.73	+51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.76 COP10,504.77	+12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.06 COP4,034.35	+31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.36 COP1,383.77	-58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.53 COP2,023.58	-41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.58 COP2,202.13	-64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.30 COP1,145.70	-29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.67 COP2,529.48	+96.5%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 39.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Santa Marta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$3.91 COP14,856.37	+37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$15.53 COP59,045.67	-57.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$20,963.08 COP79,711,656.05	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$18.50 COP70,362.76	+223.0%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 21.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Santa Marta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$20.70 COP78,727.56	+164.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$291.15 COP1,107,106.33	-76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$381.17 COP1,449,388.35	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$158.55 COP602,889.46	+43.4%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 68.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Santa Marta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$176.01 COP669,282.68	-73.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$5,176.07 COP19,681,890.38	-63.8%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Santa Marta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$1.04 COP3,936.38	-75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$1.71 COP6,519.63	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$2.85 COP10,825.04	-4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$20.70 COP78,727.56	-53.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$5.18 COP19,681.89	-21.1%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Santa Marta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$55.21 COP209,940.16	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$56.76 COP215,844.73	+18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$123.76 COP470,594.48	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$63.41 COP241,103.16	-59.6%
Average			-16.9%

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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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