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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 53.7% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 60.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 56.1% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 57.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.14 COP 22.1K

$15.97 SEK 146

-61.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.05 COP 119.0K

$112 SEK 1,024

-70.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.32 COP 26.4K

$11.55 SEK 106

-36.62%

Cappuccino

$1.66 COP 5,971

$5.09 SEK 46.63

-67.39%

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

$1.10 COP 3,977

$3.24 SEK 29.69

-66.05%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 COP 2,815

$2.57 SEK 23.57

-69.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.71 COP 6,172

$8.68 SEK 79.5

-80.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 COP 11.4K

$8.54 SEK 78.2

-62.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.11 COP 4,002

$1.78 SEK 16.31

-37.64%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,707

$3.45 SEK 31.61

-62.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 4,967

$3.93 SEK 36.01

-64.89%

Eggs

$2.22 COP 7,989

$4.67 SEK 42.81

-52.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.34 COP 15.6K

$12.82 SEK 117

-66.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 20.9K

$13.08 SEK 120

-55.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.98 COP 32.3K

$19.49 SEK 178

-53.93%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 COP 8,143

$3.51 SEK 32.11

-35.61%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,013

$2.96 SEK 27.10

-62.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 COP 5,271

$3.38 SEK 30.98

-56.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 COP 4,916

$4.63 SEK 42.44

-70.41%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 3,999

$2.00 SEK 18.35

-44.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 COP 4,188

$1.83 SEK 16.74

-36.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,202

$2.59 SEK 23.75

-65.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 COP 3,116

$1.63 SEK 14.91

-46.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 8,473

$7.79 SEK 71.4

-69.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.86 COP 39.1K

$14.39 SEK 132

-24.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 COP 4,319

$2.26 SEK 20.71

-46.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 COP 8,923

$2.32 SEK 21.27

6.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 COP 2,835

$4.47 SEK 40.96

-82.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.77 COP 146.8K

$112 SEK 1,022

-63.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 COP 5,124

$6.19 SEK 56.7

-77.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 COP 6,882

$1.66 SEK 15.24

15.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.65 COP 27.5K

$61.7 SEK 565

-87.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,481

$1.80 SEK 16.48

-46.11%

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

$18.1K COP 65.2M

$32.1K SEK 294.1K

-43.64%

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

$26.3K COP 94.7M

$35.6K SEK 326.5K

-26.19%

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

$81.3 COP 292.8K

$228 SEK 2,087

-64.32%

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

$9.63 COP 34.7K

$29.58 SEK 271

-67.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.36 COP 87.7K

$42.50 SEK 389

-42.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.02 COP 93.7K

$46.54 SEK 426

-44.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.92 COP 68.1K

$38.43 SEK 352

-50.77%

Cinema Ticket

$3.89 COP 14.0K

$17.95 SEK 164

-78.33%

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

$304 COP 1.1M

$165 SEK 1,509

84.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,902 COP 21.3M

$6,461 SEK 59.2K

-8.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.7 COP 211.3K

$98.8 SEK 905

-40.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.48 COP 116.9K

$50.2 SEK 460

-35.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 COP 366.3K

$119 SEK 1,090

-14.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 389.4K

$204 SEK 1,871

-47.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$474 COP 1.7M

$1,563 SEK 14.3K

-69.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.3M

$1,089 SEK 9,976

-65.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 COP 3.1M

$2,802 SEK 25.7K

-69.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$716 COP 2.6M

$1,780 SEK 16.3K

-59.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,871 COP 10.3M

$12.1K SEK 110.7K

-76.24%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,375 COP 5.0M

$6,717 SEK 61.5K

-79.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$542 COP 1.9M

$3,938 SEK 36.1K

-86.25%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: April 13, 2026

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