Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 37.7% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.92
|
$5.00
COP21,948.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.14
|
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.31
|
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.50
|
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.31
|
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.39
|
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.97
|
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.21
|
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.79
|
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.04
|
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.83
|
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.63
|
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.88
|
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK315,022.60
|
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.83
|
$12.69
COP55,710.26
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.61
|
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,023.83
|
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,652.56
|
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,541.19
|
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,595.18
|
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,208.42
|
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
|
pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.54
|
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.14
|
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.38
|
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.29
|
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.29
|
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK996.18
|
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK476.11
|
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,172.14
|
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,923.44
|
$71.30
COP313,001.36
|
|
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