Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 32.4% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK146.48
|
$5.23
COP20,159.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK101.07
|
$7.84
COP30,239.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.75
|
$0.88
COP3,376.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.34
|
$0.66
COP2,530.58
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK28.78
|
$1.45
COP5,599.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.24
|
$2.33
COP8,995.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.11
|
$5.25
COP20,264.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK42.58
|
$2.41
COP9,297.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.35
|
$2.51
COP9,671.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.74
|
$1.20
COP4,632.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.62
|
$0.56
COP2,173.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.71
|
$0.60
COP2,323.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.09
|
$0.66
COP2,541.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.36
|
$0.48
COP1,864.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.58
|
$0.51
COP1,951.49
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK72.92
|
$3.81
COP14,706.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK996.08
|
$39.20
COP151,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK301,752.76
|
$16,985.30
COP65,519,525.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK292.96
|
$14.23
COP54,895.28
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK307.36
|
$27.89
COP107,594.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK15,894.23
|
$462.40
COP1,783,682.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,821.53
|
$318.00
COP1,226,680.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,211.20
|
$80.89
COP312,031.15
|
|
pay 38.2% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,441.87
|
$232.36
COP896,299.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK73,567.45
|
$7,463.73
COP28,790,791.38
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.24
|
$1.18
COP4,535.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK43.59
|
$1.63
COP6,288.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK69.33
|
$2.35
COP9,071.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK410.04
|
$23.52
COP90,732.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK150.88
|
$5.23
COP20,159.85
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK824.38
|
$56.58
COP218,257.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK442.29
|
$44.12
COP170,182.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK991.64
|
$89.61
COP345,654.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,477.44
|
$77.11
COP297,432.99
|
|
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