Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 20.1% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 25.2% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 23.5% less in Colombia
Housing: pay 18.9% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Colombia

The cost of childcare and clothing in Colombia are more expensive than in Sweden. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Colombia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK137.94	$7.09 COP22,420.74	-49.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK105.79	$9.93 COP31,432.54	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.47	$1.50 COP4,744.58	-39.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.32	$1.15 COP3,626.84	-44.6%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 25.2% less for groceries

	Sweden	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK27.72	$2.08 COP6,584.00	-26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.24	$3.94 COP12,473.38	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK59.65	$5.55 COP17,546.52	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.59	$3.08 COP9,735.73	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK51.60	$4.90 COP15,500.75	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.33	$1.60 COP5,065.13	+18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.25	$0.63 COP1,984.38	-45.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.72	$0.72 COP2,290.31	-44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK18.98	$0.88 COP2,769.59	-54.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.47	$0.68 COP2,167.48	-9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.16	$0.64 COP2,040.03	-11.6%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 23.5% less for transportation

	Sweden	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK65.30	$4.89 COP15,459.86	-26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK764.26	$57.51 COP182K	-26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK314K	$24,696.92 COP78M	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK223.44	$21.04 COP66,572.41	-7.5%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 18.9% less for housing

	Sweden	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK374.96	$27.89 COP88,261.02	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,677.58	$745.73 COP2M	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,597.57	$482.25 COP2M	-28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK959.99	$101.48 COP321K	+3.9%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Sweden	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,523.39	$597.35 COP2M	+285.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,141.45	$8,009.31 COP25M	+9.1%
Average			+105.0%

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pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK72.34	$2.59 COP8,189.58	-64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK43.70	$2.72 COP8,615.33	-38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.14	$4.03 COP12,749.38	-46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK404.10	$41.34 COP131K	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK153.10	$6.65 COP21,058.13	-57.3%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Sweden	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK897.86	$82.92 COP262K	-9.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK442.04	$53.80 COP170K	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK933.85	$134.00 COP424K	+41.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,461.77	$115.03 COP364K	-22.7%
Average			+4.3%

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