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Santa Marta vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Santa Marta is 41.7% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% less in Santa Marta
Groceries: pay 51.0% less in Santa Marta
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Santa Marta
Housing: pay 43.5% less in Santa Marta
Childcare: pay 72.4% less in Santa Marta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.0% less in Santa Marta
Clothing: pay 15.2% more in Santa Marta

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Santa Marta.

Santa Marta vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Santa Marta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$3.88 COP14,761.42	-78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$9.06 COP34,443.31	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$0.72 COP2,755.46	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.49 COP1,869.78	-68.4%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 51.0% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Santa Marta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.73 COP6,560.63	-36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$2.67 COP10,168.98	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$4.60 COP17,508.46	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$2.55 COP9,709.73	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$2.76 COP10,504.77	-51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.06 COP4,034.35	-44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.36 COP1,383.77	-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.53 COP2,023.58	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.58 COP2,202.13	-65.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.30 COP1,145.70	-72.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.67 COP2,529.48	-54.4%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Santa Marta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$3.91 COP14,856.37	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$15.53 COP59,045.67	-84.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$20,963.08 COP79,711,656.05	-14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$18.50 COP70,362.76	+24.9%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 43.5% less for housing

	Ottawa	Santa Marta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$20.70 COP78,727.56	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$291.15 COP1,107,106.33	-80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$381.17 COP1,449,388.35	-69.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$158.55 COP602,889.46	+33.3%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 72.4% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Santa Marta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$176.01 COP669,282.68	-77.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$5,176.07 COP19,681,890.38	-67.1%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Santa Marta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$1.04 COP3,936.38	-82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$1.71 COP6,519.63	-54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$2.85 COP10,825.04	-78.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$20.70 COP78,727.56	-53.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$5.18 COP19,681.89	-52.0%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 15.2% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Santa Marta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$55.21 COP209,940.16	+4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$56.76 COP215,844.73	+45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$123.76 COP470,594.48	+42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$63.41 COP241,103.16	-31.8%
Average			+15.2%

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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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