Colombia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$309
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
82
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
89%
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
37
92
🏙️ Population
49.1M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 53% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). Colombia ranked 127th vs 28th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 132nd and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Colombia and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 60 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Colombia Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.97
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$5136

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K