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Colombia vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 35.1% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.4% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 47.1% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 45.0% less in Colombia
Housing: pay 48.5% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 45.2% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Colombia

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 59.4% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 SEK128.26	$4.36 COP15,963.54	-69.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.04 SEK98.52	$7.74 COP28,320.01	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.58 SEK23.06	$0.88 COP3,226.97	-65.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 SEK19.79	$0.62 COP2,272.39	-72.0%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 47.1% less for groceries

	Sweden	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 SEK25.68	$1.36 COP4,967.61	-52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 SEK53.54	$2.49 COP9,111.33	-58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK56.50	$4.35 COP15,925.07	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 SEK38.72	$2.23 COP8,153.49	-48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.57 SEK49.68	$2.47 COP9,023.99	-55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 SEK12.60	$1.21 COP4,418.05	-14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 SEK10.80	$0.52 COP1,897.25	-57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK12.13	$0.62 COP2,253.10	-54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 SEK17.61	$0.53 COP1,946.26	-73.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.13	$0.52 COP1,908.99	-34.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.07	$0.50 COP1,848.49	-36.3%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 45.0% less for transportation

	Sweden	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 SEK65.32	$3.91 COP14,302.84	-46.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.92 SEK730.90	$33.68 COP123K	-58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,594.19 SEK282K	$18,639.00 COP68M	-41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 SEK220.13	$16.37 COP59,919.72	-33.6%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 48.5% less for housing

	Sweden	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.43 SEK333.94	$23.34 COP85,443.81	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.32 SEK8,354.32	$313.67 COP1M	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$720.46 SEK6,428.34	$251.62 COP921K	-65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.92 SEK873.65	$73.60 COP269K	-24.8%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 45.2% more for childcare

	Sweden	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.59 SEK1,388.24	$234.03 COP857K	+50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,116.05 SEK36,725.44	$5,761.13 COP21M	+40.0%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.74 SEK69.08	$1.20 COP4,402.14	-84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.56 SEK40.69	$1.59 COP5,837.49	-65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.64 SEK68.20	$2.56 COP9,365.55	-66.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.09 SEK393.38	$25.07 COP91,782.31	-43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.46 SEK146.84	$4.12 COP15,085.03	-75.0%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Sweden	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.86 SEK846.41	$61.30 COP224K	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.53 SEK379.43	$40.34 COP148K	-5.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.79 SEK952.86	$95.01 COP348K	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.29 SEK1,349.88	$81.28 COP298K	-46.3%
Average			-24.4%

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