Colombia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$1758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$3963
🏠 One person rent
$411
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
80
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
89%
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
48
94
🏙️ Population
52.9M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($928) is 47% less expensive than in Sweden ($1758). Colombia ranked 110th vs 27th 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 0.6 months in Colombia compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 106th and 9th 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
$6.28
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$7.66
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$967
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$720
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$6105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1320
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.45
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7215
$8198

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Sweden

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1106
8.03M
Medellin
$1162
2.53M
Cali
$850
2.47M
Barranquilla
$931
1.33M
Soacha
$958
783K
Cartagena
$1186
915K
Cucuta
$674
806K
Manizales
$737
454K
Soledad
$967
676K
Bucaramanga
$816
615K
Pereira
$862
591K
Bello
$1012
562K
Ibague
$537
546K
Villavicencio
$593
664K
Valledupar
$698
544K
Buenaventura
$856
424K
Santa Marta
$973
506K
Pasto
$675
411K
Palmira
$788
359K
Barrancabermeja
$1001
300K
Neiva
$606
380K
Popayan
$631
301K
Monteria
$733
400K
Armenia
$749
301K
Floridablanca
$795
267K
Envigado
$1041
229K
Tulua
$563
219K
Riohacha
$815
223K
Tumaco
$694
213K
Sincelejo
$586
287K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K