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Medellin
Colombia · South America
65
Nomad Score
City of eternal spring at 1,500m elevation. Growing nomad community, affordable cost of living, vibrant nightlife, and improving infrastructure. Metro system is excellent.
Monthly cost
$1,400
Accommodation
$12-80
avg $42/night
Internet speed
65 Mbps
Safety index
55/100
Current weather
22C
Heavy rain
COPSpanishAmerica/BogotaApr: 22C, 14d rain
Monthly temperature
Average temperature in Celsius by month
22
Jan22
Feb22
Mar22
Apr22
May22
Jun22
Jul22
Aug22
Sep21
Oct21
Nov22
DecJan
6d rain, 6h sun
Warm, some rain
Feb
6d rain, 6h sun
Similar to January
Mar
9d rain, 5h sun
Rainy season starts
Apr
14d rain, 4h sun
Heavy rain
May
15d rain, 4h sun
Peak rain
Jun
10d rain, 5h sun
Drier spell
Jul
8d rain, 6h sun
Pleasant
Aug
10d rain, 6h sun
Moderate rain
Sep
13d rain, 5h sun
Rainy again
Oct
16d rain, 4h sun
Wettest month
Nov
14d rain, 4h sun
Still wet
Dec
8d rain, 5h sun
Drying up
Monthly weather breakdown
| Month | Temp | Rain days | Sun hours | Humidity | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22C | 6 | 6h | 68% | Warm, some rain |
| Feb | 22C | 6 | 6h | 67% | Similar to January |
| Mar | 22C | 9 | 5h | 70% | Rainy season starts |
| Aprnow | 22C | 14 | 4h | 74% | Heavy rain |
| May | 22C | 15 | 4h | 76% | Peak rain |
| Jun | 22C | 10 | 5h | 72% | Drier spell |
| Jul | 22C | 8 | 6h | 68% | Pleasant |
| Aug | 22C | 10 | 6h | 70% | Moderate rain |
| Sep | 22C | 13 | 5h | 74% | Rainy again |
| Oct | 21C | 16 | 4h | 76% | Wettest month |
| Nov | 21C | 14 | 4h | 76% | Still wet |
| Dec | 22C | 8 | 5h | 70% | Drying up |
Monthly cost breakdown
Estimated split of $1,400/mo (COP)
Rent (1BR apartment)
$560
Food & Groceries
$308
Coworking / Cafe
$140
Transport
$112
Entertainment
$140
Utilities & SIM
$84
Miscellaneous
$56
Total estimated$1,400/mo
Where to stay
Hostel
hostelworld
Los Patios Hostel
$12/night9.1(3100)
WiFiLockerCommon areaKitchen+1
Apartment
airbnb
Poblado Penthouse Suite
$45/night9.0(278)
WiFiKitchenWorkspacePool
Apartment
booking
Laureles Family Apartment
$32/night8.5(156)
WiFiKitchenWorkspaceAC
Hotel
booking
Hotel Dann Carlton
$80/night8.3(445)
WiFiBreakfastGymAC
Nearby places
9 places💻 2 Coworking☕ 1 Cafés🍽️ 2 Restaurants💪 1 Gyms⭐ avg 4.5
💻 Coworking
Tinkko Coworking
$$4.5
Selina Cowork Medellin
$$4.3
☕ Café
Pergamino Cafe
$$4.6
🍽️ Restaurant
El Cielo
$$$$4.7
Mondongo's
$$4.5
💪 Gym
Bodytech Poblado
$$4.4
🍸 Bar
Envy Rooftop
$$$4.3
🛒 Grocery
Exito Poblado
$$4.2
🏛️ Attraction
Comuna 13 Graffiti Tour
$4.8
Nomad Score
65/ 100
$
Cost of living81
W
Weather63
I
Internet speed43
S
Safety55
A
Walkability65
C
Coworking70
F
Fun & nightlife55
Trip budget (4w)
$2,087Accommodationfrom $12/night
$336Flights (RT)Miami · Spirit
$440Living costs$46/day
$1,288Transportpublic transit
$23Total$2,087
$75/day average
Getting around
🚶 65/100 · Walkable🚇 Public transit🚲 Bike sharefrom $25/mo
🚇Metro de Medellín⭐ 4.5
Clean metro + cable cars, great coverage
$0.7/trip
$25/mo
🚕InDriver/Uber⭐ 4
Cheap ride-hailing
$3/trip
🚲EnCicla⭐ 3.8
Free public bike system
Free
Practical info
- Currency
- COP
- Language
- Spanish
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 6.24, -75.58
Flight estimates
from EUR 220MIA
Miami→MDE
Spiritkiwi
EUR 220
one-way est.
JFK
New York→MDE
JetBluekiwi
EUR 280
one-way est.
WAW
Warsaw→MDE
Aviancakiwi
EUR 580
one-way est.
Estimated prices. Click through for live rates.
eSIM plans
Global 1GB / 7 days
Global (130+ countries)
1 GB7 daysAiralo
$5Latin America 3GB / 30 days
Latin America (17 countries)
3 GB30 daysAiralo
$12Global 3GB / 30 days
Global (130+ countries)
3 GB30 daysAiralo
$13Latin America 5GB / 30 days
Latin America (17 countries)
5 GB30 daysAiralo
$18
