Common information
- Country
- Colombia
- Population
- 431 781
Cost of living and prices in Santa Marta
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre743USD/month
- in city centre299USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre207USD/month
- in city centre470USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 32 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 14 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 34 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 28,162 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 26,918 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 16 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 8 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 51 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 62 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 64 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 70 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 253 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 10 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 299 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 743 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 470 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 207 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,342 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,150 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 8.62 |
Ratings
Main factors in Santa Marta
- Leisure quality
- 5.7
- Quality of life
- 7.6
- Travelers rating
- 6.8
- Travelers rating
- 7.8
- English speaking
- 2.8
- Nightlife
- 4.9
- Coworking spaces
- 3
- Free WIFI
- 6.4
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 3
Safety in Santa Marta
Comfort in Santa Marta
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Santa Marta
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 37 | 37 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 41 |
| Average high, °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Average low, °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Record low, °C | 22 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 13 |
| Fog, days | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 41 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 79 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 72 | 101 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 60 | 56 | 53 | 457 |
| Relative humidity, % | 85 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 83 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 82 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 73 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 65 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 19 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 268 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 500 | 517 | 500 | 517 | 517 | 471 | 551 | 533 | 551 | 567 | 551 | 551 | 6325 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |