Prices in Minca
Minca is the cool village above Santa Marta, reached by the shared jeep from the market. Lunch is a plate on the square, and dinner splits between a simple Colombian kitchen and the treehouse restaurant. The mototaxi is the hop up to a finca, not the ride from the coast.
The country average is COP 10,579 for coffee, COP 25,375 for lunch, COP 9,500 for beer, and COP 41,688 for dinner.
Minca is the cheapest city.
Most people arrive meaning to stay a day and then keep the room for a second night. The village is still a few hundred people, with lodging and restaurants scaled to visitors rather than to a city.
Use this page to judge a price in Minca. The guide is a typical range in Colombian peso, and the converter puts an amount into your home currency.
Food and drink
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Coffee
COP 3,000 to 5,000An excellent cup at a village café. A farm tour is a separate ticket, not this price.
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Casual lunch
COP 15,000 to 25,000A lunch plate at an open-air restaurant on the square: rice, chicken, and a juice.
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Local beer
COP 3,000 to 5,000A beer back at the hostel after dark. The line does not name the brand.
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Filtered water
COP 2,000A hostel filter refill. The same note says the tap is not for drinking, and it does not price a bottle.
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Typical dinner
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BudgetCOP 10,000 to 18,000
A simple Colombian plate at Donde Picho.
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Mid-rangeCOP 18,000 to 30,000
Dinner at Lazy Cat, the treehouse restaurant.
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Luxury
No luxury band for this item in Minca
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Getting around
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Mototaxi in the village
COP 4,000 to 6,000A mototaxi up the dirt road toward La Victoria, one way.
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Shared jeep from Santa Marta
COP 8,000 to 12,000The shared jeep or van from Santa Marta’s market up to Minca, per person.
Typical ranges, not a live menu.
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Verified against Minca visitor’s guide, Colombia Move, Minca, Visit Santa Marta, Minca travel guide 2026, Roammate, and Minca guide, Nomad Watch, sources checked November 2026.