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Santa Marta vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Santa Marta is 38.5% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in Santa Marta
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Santa Marta
Transportation: pay 22.5% less in Santa Marta
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Santa Marta
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Santa Marta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.4% less in Santa Marta
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in Santa Marta

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

Santa Marta vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Santa Marta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.43	$3.88 COP14,761.42	-64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.50	$9.06 COP34,443.31	-5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.12	$0.72 COP2,755.46	-67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.93	$0.49 COP1,869.78	-74.4%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Santa Marta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.27	$1.73 COP6,560.63	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.42	$2.67 COP10,168.98	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.63	$4.60 COP17,508.46	+6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.33	$2.55 COP9,709.73	-30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.21	$2.76 COP10,504.77	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.20	$1.06 COP4,034.35	+74.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.98	$0.36 COP1,383.77	-56.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.47	$0.53 COP2,023.58	-44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.67	$0.58 COP2,202.13	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$0.30 COP1,145.70	-36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$0.67 COP2,529.48	+23.3%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 22.5% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Santa Marta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.84	$3.91 COP14,856.37	-40.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.42	$15.53 COP59,045.67	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN118,280.15	$20,963.08 COP79,711,656.05	-36.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.28	$18.50 COP70,362.76	+35.4%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Warsaw	Santa Marta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.81	$20.70 COP78,727.56	+18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,112.00	$291.15 COP1,107,106.33	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,272.92	$381.17 COP1,449,388.35	-58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN964.54	$158.55 COP602,889.46	-40.7%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Santa Marta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,113.96	$176.01 COP669,282.68	-70.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,442.54	$5,176.07 COP19,681,890.38	-67.5%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Santa Marta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.74	$1.04 COP3,936.38	-79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.20	$1.71 COP6,519.63	-59.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.43	$2.85 COP10,825.04	-52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN168.55	$20.70 COP78,727.56	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.50	$5.18 COP19,681.89	-45.9%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Santa Marta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN358.97	$55.21 COP209,940.16	-44.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN174.29	$56.76 COP215,844.73	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN354.98	$123.76 COP470,594.48	+25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN415.52	$63.41 COP241,103.16	-45.0%
Average			-11.6%

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