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Colombia vs. Sincelejo Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 32.3% more expensive than Sincelejo.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 34.8% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Colombia
Housing: pay 59.6% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 6.4% more in Colombia

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

Colombia vs. Sincelejo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0% less for restaurants

	Sincelejo	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 COP19,451.67	$4.36 COP16,568.50	-14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.94 COP30,150.09	$7.74 COP29,393.25	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,160.90	$0.88 COP3,349.26	+6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 COP2,377.43	$0.62 COP2,358.50	-0.8%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 34.8% more for groceries

	Sincelejo	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 COP2,917.75	$1.36 COP5,155.86	+76.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.66 COP6,321.79	$2.49 COP9,456.62	+49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 COP14,804.58	$4.35 COP16,528.58	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.03 COP7,725.82	$2.23 COP8,462.48	+9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 COP6,176.20	$2.47 COP9,365.98	+51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 COP2,646.94	$1.21 COP4,585.48	+73.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP2,401.93	$0.52 COP1,969.15	-18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,205.79	$0.62 COP2,338.49	+6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 COP1,323.47	$0.53 COP2,020.01	+52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 COP1,588.17	$0.52 COP1,981.33	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 COP1,323.47	$0.50 COP1,918.54	+45.0%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Sincelejo	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.60 COP13,661.38	$3.91 COP14,844.87	+8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$61.44 COP233,420.06	$33.68 COP127,964.51	-45.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,999.95 COP60,786,474.83	$18,639.00 COP70,812,690.14	+16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.43 COP70,026.02	$16.37 COP62,190.50	-11.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 59.6% more for housing

	Sincelejo	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.74 COP86,397.84	$23.34 COP88,681.87	+2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.20 COP680,808.52	$313.67 COP1,191,690.99	+75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$96.00 COP364,718.85	$251.62 COP955,960.06	+162.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.39 COP282,621.35	$73.60 COP279,625.73	-1.1%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Sincelejo	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.40 COP632,179.34	$234.03 COP889,117.17	+40.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,919.99 COP7,294,376.98	$5,761.13 COP21,887,504.54	+200.1%
Average			+120.3%

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pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sincelejo	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 COP4,960.18	$1.20 COP4,568.97	-7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 COP6,808.09	$1.59 COP6,058.71	-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 COP7,002.60	$2.56 COP9,720.48	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.10 COP57,382.43	$25.07 COP95,260.58	+66.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.48 COP17,020.21	$4.12 COP15,656.70	-8.0%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 6.4% more for clothing

	Sincelejo	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.28 COP248,008.82	$61.30 COP232,897.18	-6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.24 COP160,476.29	$40.34 COP153,263.31	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.20 COP316,089.67	$95.01 COP360,959.33	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.56 COP252,871.74	$81.28 COP308,786.27	+22.1%
Average			+6.4%

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