Money

On the side there is now a converter where you can convert almost any currency to or from Colombian pesos (COP).

For example:

1000 COP = 3.46 SEK
1000 COP = 0.52 USD

1000 SEK = 286250 COP
1000 USD = 1923076 COP

So for example 10000 COP is not a lot of money (about 35 SEK or 5 USD), however Colombia is also not as expensive as the US and Sweden so here it's still "worth" more. You can buy more things here if you have 10000 COP than you could buy in Sweden for 35 SEK.

I should also add that not everything is cheaper here. Clothes and shoes and designer things are often more expensive than the US (although still cheaper than Sweden!). It's in things like food and taxis and anytime you pay someone to do something for you, for example a maid, that you really notice the difference.

P.S. I found the converter through the blog Colombialiv that's also about a Swedish girl living in Bogotá. Very interesting blog if you know Swedish and are interested in learning more about Colombia.