Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 54.5% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 59.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 57.3% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 57.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$15.92 SEK 147

-62.50%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$109 SEK 1,004

-70.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$11.79 SEK 109

-39.53%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$4.97 SEK 45.85

-66.80%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.06 COP 3,882

$3.21 SEK 29.65

-66.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$2.56 SEK 23.66

-69.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$8.29 SEK 76.5

-78.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$8.48 SEK 78.3

-63.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.74 SEK 16.04

-36.78%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$3.45 SEK 31.87

-62.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$4.10 SEK 37.82

-67.32%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$4.52 SEK 41.72

-50.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$12.82 SEK 118

-64.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$13.10 SEK 121

-55.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$19.00 SEK 175

-52.84%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$3.59 SEK 33.16

-33.98%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.86 SEK 26.44

-62.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$3.41 SEK 31.45

-56.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$4.47 SEK 41.25

-69.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.90 SEK 17.51

-40.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.80 SEK 16.59

-37.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$2.63 SEK 24.26

-66.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.62 SEK 14.93

-47.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$7.80 SEK 72.0

-70.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$14.39 SEK 133

-29.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$2.14 SEK 19.77

-44.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$2.36 SEK 21.82

1.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$4.66 SEK 43.00

-81.97%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$112 SEK 1,038

-63.67%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$6.12 SEK 56.5

-75.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$1.66 SEK 15.30

13.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$63.4 SEK 585

-87.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.82 SEK 16.79

-48.35%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

-45.97%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

-25.12%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$227 SEK 2,092

-63.87%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$29.14 SEK 269

-67.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$41.78 SEK 386

-43.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$47.67 SEK 440

-45.77%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$38.34 SEK 354

-51.17%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$18.18 SEK 168

-77.72%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$316 COP 1.2M

$163 SEK 1,504

93.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

-7.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$98.2 SEK 906

-39.97%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$48.32 SEK 446

-32.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$118 SEK 1,093

-15.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$207 SEK 1,908

-47.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

-69.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-65.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

-70.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

-59.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

-75.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

-80.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

-86.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

4.16

222.84%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

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