Cost of Living Comparison Between Salento and Bucaramanga Cost of Living Comparison Between Salento and Bucaramanga

🙂 Solo nomad: Salento is 3.6% cheaper than Bucaramanga without rent, and 1.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salento is 1.5% cheaper than Bucaramanga without rent, and 4.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.91 COP 14.4K

$3.23 COP 11.8K

21.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.87 COP 87.7K

$19.64 COP 72.1K

21.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.14 COP 26.2K

$6.93 COP 25.4K

3.03%

Cappuccino

$1.58 COP 5,786

$1.36 COP 4,989

16.18%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 COP 3,163

$0.70 COP 2,554

22.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 COP 2,208

$0.55 COP 2,010

9.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.14 COP 4,180

$1.42 COP 5,204

-19.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 COP 7,838

$2.10 COP 7,702

1.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,042

$1.18 COP 4,329

-6.78%

White Bread (500g)

$1.28 COP 4,705

$1.07 COP 3,929

19.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,308

$1.20 COP 4,414

-2.50%

Eggs

$2.19 COP 8,053

$2.22 COP 8,140

-1.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.40 COP 16.1K

$4.14 COP 15.2K

6.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.38 COP 19.8K

$5.71 COP 21.0K

-5.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.22 COP 26.5K

$7.16 COP 26.3K

0.84%

Apples (1kg)

$2.56 COP 9,383

$2.60 COP 9,534

-1.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.03 COP 3,799

$1.22 COP 4,493

-15.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.36 COP 4,990

$0.90 COP 3,312

51.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.10 COP 4,040

$0.93 COP 3,431

18.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,128

$1.24 COP 4,541

-9.68%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,162

$0.97 COP 3,554

16.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.83 COP 3,044

$0.94 COP 3,468

-11.70%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 COP 2,400

$0.73 COP 2,689

-10.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.42 COP 8,889

$1.69 COP 6,197

43.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.56 COP 35.1K

$7.88 COP 29.0K

21.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 COP 4,001

$0.83 COP 3,063

31.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 COP 6,505

$1.55 COP 5,690

14.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 COP 2,646

$0.69 COP 2,541

4.35%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.40 COP 141.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,448

$1.71 COP 6,277

-13.45%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.70 COP 6,255

$1.53 COP 5,616

11.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.89 COP 21.6K

$6.08 COP 22.3K

-3.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.99 COP 3,618

$0.99 COP 3,635

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.9K COP 65.8M

$19.2K COP 70.4M

-6.52%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$25.8K COP 94.7M

$27.4K COP 100.6M

-5.88%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$81.4 COP 298.7K

$74.1 COP 272.2K

9.75%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.84 COP 32.5K

$8.95 COP 32.9K

-1.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.97 COP 84.3K

$20.56 COP 75.5K

11.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.11 COP 84.9K

$23.46 COP 86.1K

-1.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.55 COP 57.1K

Cinema Ticket

$3.98 COP 14.6K

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$239 COP 877.1K

$235 COP 861.9K

1.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,849 COP 21.5M

$2,476 COP 9.1M

136.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 COP 213.6K

$64.3 COP 236.1K

-9.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.80 COP 120.5K

$32.46 COP 119.2K

1.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.6 COP 307.0K

$83.7 COP 307.2K

-0.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.0 COP 268.0K

$38.63 COP 141.9K

88.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$272 COP 998.6K

$285 COP 1.0M

-4.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$235 COP 864.4K

$241 COP 883.4K

-2.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$531 COP 2.0M

$486 COP 1.8M

9.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$420 COP 1.5M

$371 COP 1.4M

13.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,431 COP 5.3M

$1,317 COP 4.8M

8.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,061 COP 3.9M

$1,400 COP 5.1M

-24.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$456 COP 1.7M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.06

15.25

-14.36%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Salento: January 12, 2026

Last update for Bucaramanga: January 12, 2026

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