There has been alot of talk on here over the last couple of years about people wanting to move from BSAS and maybe heading to colombia (Lee comes to mind), i am here at the moment checking it out so here are some prices..
Apt rentals - shared with own room in medellin (poblabo area) US$150 /m, studio US$250 to $350.. Dont know about larger places, as these prices are from people (expats) who i have meet and are living in medellin..
If you love fruit and veges - this places is heaven. The quality is great, they are fresh, and cheap.
From exito supermarket:
US$1 = COL 1,900
Bananas - 900 / kg
Mango - 1,100 / kg
Guava - 1,130 /kg
Salted Peanuts 200gms - 2,850
Yoghurt - 200 gm pot - 870
Milk 1 lt bag - 1,600
Instant coffee (caramel flavour) 50g jar - 4,270 (the plain coffee is alot cheaper)
Bran flakes with fruit bits (raisins/pawpaw/apple) - 9,500
Granola cereal with friut bits - 4,980
Pastries are usually around 1,000 each, the ones i buy are usually filled with jam or cheese..
Soft drinks - coke etc are from 1,300 to 2,000 for a glass bottle at a restaurant. The small plastic bottle (600ml i think) is usually around 3,000 to 5,000.
A small bottle of beer is also the same as coke, but a 600ml from supermarket is 1,700.
The supermarkets here are like western one, with a good range of food, with things like cereal and bread having a much better selection than argentina, and lot cheaper.
The above is all i have purchased over that last week, as i eat out at night. I usually have fish, and have paid anything from 4,000 to 38,000 (at an up market restaurant in cartagena). Usually i get a whole fish, salad, coconut rice, and fries - usually banana as i like, and often some sort of beans..
Transport:
Buses are usually around 10,000 per hour, but can be cheaper on longer distances or routes that have lots of competition on.
Flights are quite cheap if booked in advance ( a couple of weeks to a month). The flight from cartagena to cali was US$83 one way. Medellin to Cartagena US$50. From flights i have taken in argentina, they are alot cheaper here, and the locals pay the same price as everyone else.
The few taxis i have taken have been alot cheaper than BSAS 5 to 10 min ride 3,000 to 5,000..
Apt rentals - shared with own room in medellin (poblabo area) US$150 /m, studio US$250 to $350.. Dont know about larger places, as these prices are from people (expats) who i have meet and are living in medellin..
If you love fruit and veges - this places is heaven. The quality is great, they are fresh, and cheap.
From exito supermarket:
US$1 = COL 1,900
Bananas - 900 / kg
Mango - 1,100 / kg
Guava - 1,130 /kg
Salted Peanuts 200gms - 2,850
Yoghurt - 200 gm pot - 870
Milk 1 lt bag - 1,600
Instant coffee (caramel flavour) 50g jar - 4,270 (the plain coffee is alot cheaper)
Bran flakes with fruit bits (raisins/pawpaw/apple) - 9,500
Granola cereal with friut bits - 4,980
Pastries are usually around 1,000 each, the ones i buy are usually filled with jam or cheese..
Soft drinks - coke etc are from 1,300 to 2,000 for a glass bottle at a restaurant. The small plastic bottle (600ml i think) is usually around 3,000 to 5,000.
A small bottle of beer is also the same as coke, but a 600ml from supermarket is 1,700.
The supermarkets here are like western one, with a good range of food, with things like cereal and bread having a much better selection than argentina, and lot cheaper.
The above is all i have purchased over that last week, as i eat out at night. I usually have fish, and have paid anything from 4,000 to 38,000 (at an up market restaurant in cartagena). Usually i get a whole fish, salad, coconut rice, and fries - usually banana as i like, and often some sort of beans..
Transport:
Buses are usually around 10,000 per hour, but can be cheaper on longer distances or routes that have lots of competition on.
Flights are quite cheap if booked in advance ( a couple of weeks to a month). The flight from cartagena to cali was US$83 one way. Medellin to Cartagena US$50. From flights i have taken in argentina, they are alot cheaper here, and the locals pay the same price as everyone else.
The few taxis i have taken have been alot cheaper than BSAS 5 to 10 min ride 3,000 to 5,000..
Taking out a few hundred thousand pesos for spending money seemed very wrong.. lol Glad you're enjoying it. How is Cali? Didn't make it there but have a friend from there who raves about it.
