Cost of Living Comparison Between Sincelejo and Cali Cost of Living Comparison Between Sincelejo and Cali

🙂 Solo nomad: Sincelejo is 15.3% cheaper than Cali without rent, and 14.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sincelejo is 14.5% cheaper than Cali without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.85 COP 20.2K

$3.65 COP 15.2K

32.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.24 COP 88.5K

$29.31 COP 122.2K

-27.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.17 COP 29.9K

$7.44 COP 31K

-3.63%

Cappuccino

$1.67 COP 6,971

$1.56 COP 6,522

7.05%

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

$0.81 COP 3,364

$0.9 COP 3,746

-10.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 COP 2,657

$0.56 COP 2,341

14.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 COP 5,041

$1.05 COP 4,360

15.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2 COP 8,327

$2.56 COP 10.7K

-21.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.99 COP 4,111

$1.22 COP 5,067

-18.85%

White Bread (500g)

$0.76 COP 3,189

$1.52 COP 6,331

-50.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 COP 3,105

$1.26 COP 5,261

-41.27%

Eggs

$2 COP 8,348

$2.47 COP 10.3K

-19.03%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.2 COP 13.3K

$4.32 COP 18K

-25.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.48 COP 14.5K

$5.3 COP 22.1K

-34.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.02 COP 29.3K

$7.7 COP 32.1K

-8.83%

Apples (1kg)

$1.42 COP 5,910

$2.48 COP 10.3K

-42.74%

Banana (1kg)

$1.3 COP 5,407

$0.98 COP 4,101

32.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.22 COP 5,087

$1.14 COP 4,767

7.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 COP 2,974

$1.27 COP 5,292

-44.09%

Potato (1kg)

$0.91 COP 3,805

$0.89 COP 3,699

2.25%

Onion (1kg)

$0.76 COP 3,150

$1.05 COP 4,371

-27.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.5 COP 2,072

$0.75 COP 3,107

-33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 COP 2,430

$0.65 COP 2,722

-10.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.72 COP 7,178

$2.92 COP 12.2K

-41.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.16 COP 25.7K

$10.91 COP 45.5K

-43.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 COP 3,850

$1.07 COP 4,466

-14.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.08 COP 4,491

$1.88 COP 7,856

-42.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.89 COP 3,707

$0.72 COP 2,987

23.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57 COP 237.7K

$20.38 COP 84.9K

179.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.98 COP 8,252

$1.56 COP 6,502

26.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.96 COP 8,187

$1.91 COP 7,969

2.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.7 COP 19.6K

$9.87 COP 41.1K

-52.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.88 COP 3,668

$0.99 COP 4,121

-11.11%

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

$15K COP 62.4M

$22.2K COP 92.4M

-32.48%

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

$21.8K COP 90.9M

$29.5K COP 123M

-26.15%

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

$91.3 COP 380.7K

$80.2 COP 334.3K

13.87%

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

$8.03 COP 33.5K

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-6.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.91 COP 91.3K

$24.04 COP 100.2K

-8.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.85 COP 99.4K

$19.75 COP 82.3K

20.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.26 COP 59.4K

Cinema Ticket

$4.36 COP 18.2K

$4.96 COP 20.7K

-12.10%

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

$156 COP 651.6K

$224 COP 932.1K

-30.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,833 COP 7.6M

$6,064 COP 25.3M

-69.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.6 COP 256.9K

$63.1 COP 263.1K

-2.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.26 COP 163.7K

$43.4 COP 180.9K

-9.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.2 COP 330.4K

$76.9 COP 320.5K

3.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.9 COP 258K

$88.9 COP 370.5K

-30.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$167 COP 697.9K

$239 COP 997.9K

-30.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$89.1 COP 371.6K

$189 COP 789K

-52.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$236 COP 983.6K

$605 COP 2.5M

-60.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$141 COP 587.8K

$404 COP 1.7M

-65.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$674 COP 2.8M

$1,074 COP 4.5M

-37.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$393 COP 1.6M

$852 COP 3.6M

-53.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$324 COP 1.4M

$399 COP 1.7M

-18.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.58

-5.01%

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

Last update for Sincelejo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Cali: October 28, 2025

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