⭐️ Total score |
2.85/5 (Rank #99)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍25 liked it 👎11 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,365 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 9Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C58°F (feels 15°C59°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 97%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 82 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 110 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Bad
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very bad
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$484 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Colombia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 28 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 15°C 58°F + 💦 Damp (97%) = feels 15°C 59°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 82 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 110 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Envigado |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | La Candelaria |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10,000 COP in USD | USD 2.40 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | COP 1,000,000 = USD 240 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | Espacio |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Epicentro |
☕️ Best coffee place | Juan Valdez Café |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,200,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,806 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 43% 👱♀️ 57% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Falabella |
🏠 Apartment listings | Casacol |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Copa Airlines |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Avianca |
🏥 Best hospital | Clinica Medellin del Poblado |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,365 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $845 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,013 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $575 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $832 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $817 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $480 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $39 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $27 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $176 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $4.79 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.58 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1.20 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1.33 |
👩🏫 International school | $5,056 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $4.67 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5.70 / trip |
✅ Very affordable
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm all year
✅ Friendly people
✅ Good for digital nomads
✅ Great weather
✅ Lots of nightlife
✅ Walkable in the right neighborhoods
✅ Safe tap water
✅ Great public transport
✅ Scenic city
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Democratic
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Air pollution
❌ Safety concerns at night
❌ Bland food
❌ Constant rain
❌ Tourist scams
❌ Prostitution problem
❌ Gentrification issues
❌ Not much to do outside the city
❌ Illegal but common Uber use
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Cold now
❌ Very damp now
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
68
20° mild |
68
20° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
68
20° mild |
75
24° warm |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
68
20° mild |
68
20° mild |
Real |
68
20°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
74
24°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 41% |
nice 44% |
nice 44% |
nice 45% |
nice 44% |
nice 40% |
nice 43% |
nice 43% |
nice 44% |
nice 44% |
nice 42% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 144mm |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 277mm |
rainy 342mm |
rainy 345mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 179mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 255mm |
rainy 316mm |
rainy 302mm |
rainy 202mm |
Cloud |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 50% |
Air quality |
okay 76 US AQI |
bad 125 US AQI |
bad 125 US AQI |
bad 125 US AQI |
bad 125 US AQI |
bad 125 US AQI |
bad 125 US AQI |
okay 95 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 93 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 3,729 people | 4,818 people | 3,633 people | 3,217 people | 2,880 people | 2,617 people | 2,700 people | 2,700 people | 2,114 people | 3,117 people | 3,917 people | 3,286 people |
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