Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 27.4% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
$4.62
COP17,585.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
$6.70
COP25,517.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
$0.81
COP3,067.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
$0.63
COP2,409.04
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
$1.38
COP5,260.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
$2.35
COP8,964.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
$4.16
COP15,830.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
$2.15
COP8,193.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
$2.31
COP8,798.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
$1.13
COP4,296.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
$0.46
COP1,760.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
$0.57
COP2,172.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
$0.54
COP2,051.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
$0.54
COP2,058.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
$0.49
COP1,871.69
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
$3.34
COP12,702.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
$35.05
COP133,426.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
$19,262.76
COP73,336,549.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
$15.84
COP60,314.27
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
Sweden
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
$24.33
COP92,641.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
$281.86
COP1,073,106.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
$220.38
COP839,016.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
$72.51
COP276,069.19
|
|
pay 56.1% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
$184.82
COP703,643.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
$4,560.16
COP17,361,306.26
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
$1.16
COP4,428.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
$1.50
COP5,720.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
$2.30
COP8,768.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
$23.55
COP89,669.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
$4.00
COP15,238.29
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
$55.27
COP210,417.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
$38.92
COP148,182.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
$80.53
COP306,606.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
$70.84
COP269,705.35
|
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