Common information

Country
Colombia
Population
1 999 979

Cost of living and prices in Medellin

Shared room
outside of centre84USD/month
in city centre91USD/month
One bedroom apartment
outside of centre162USD/month
in city centre164USD/month
Restaurants
Meal Inexpensive Restaurant 1 pers. USD
Meal Mid-range Restaurant 2 pers. 17 USD
Meal McMeal at McDonalds 1 pc. USD
Drinks Domestic Beer 0.5 liters USD
Drinks Imported Beer 0.33 liters USD
Drinks Coke/Pepsi 0.33 liters USD
Drinks Water 0.33 liters USD
Drinks Cappuccino Portion USD
Markets
Food Water 1.5 liters USD
Food Loaf Bread 500 g. USD
Food Eggs 12 pc. USD
Food Milk 1 liter USD
Food Onion 1 kg. USD
Food Lettuce 1 head USD
Food Rice white 1 kg. USD
Food Potato 1 kg. USD
Food Potato 1 kg. USD
Food Cheese Local 1 kg. USD
Meat Chicken Breasts 1 kg. USD
Fruits Apples 1 kg. USD
Fruits Banana 1 kg. USD
Fruits Oranges 1 kg. USD
Alcohol Wine, Mid-Range 1 bottle USD
Alcohol Domestic Beer 0.5 liters USD
Alcohol Imported Beer 0.33 liters USD
Cigarettes Marlboro 1 pack USD
Transportation
Public transport One-way 1 ticket USD
Public transport Monthly Pass 1 month 20 USD
Taxi Taxi Start Start USD
Taxi Normal Tariff 1 km USD
Taxi Waiting 1 hour USD
Fuel Gasoline 1 liter USD
Automobile Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline 1 pc. 15,338 USD
Entertainment
Sport Fitness Club Fee 1 month 34 USD
Sport Tennis Court Rent 1 hour 13 USD
Rest Cinema, International Release 1 seat USD
Goods
Clothing Jeans, Levis 501 1 Pair 52 USD
Clothing Summer Dress in Zara, H&M 1 pc. 35 USD
Shoes Nike Running Shoes 1 pair 70 USD
Shoes Men Leather Business Shoes 1 pair 77 USD
Accommodation
Rent Apartment Apartment in City Centre 1 bedroom 205 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 1 bedroom 203 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment in City Centre 3 bedrooms 340 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 3 bedrooms 316 USD
Utilities Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 1 month 57 USD
Communication Mobile Calls 1 min. USD
Communication Unlimited Internet 1 month 26 USD
Buy Apartment Apartment in City Centre 1 sq. meter 1,034 USD
Buy Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 1 sq. meter 1,057 USD
Salary Disposable Salary 1 month 349 USD
Mortgage Interest Rate 1 year 11.54

Ratings

Main factors in Medellin

Leisure quality
8.3
Quality of life
7.3
Travelers rating
8.5
Travelers rating
7.8
English speaking
3.6
Nightlife
7.9
Coworking spaces
8.2
Traffic
3.9
Free WIFI
7.2
Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
7

Safety in Medellin

Safety
6.4
Medicine
8.8
Healthcare
9
Racial tolerance
5.8
Female friendly
4.5
Friendliness to foreigners
7.7
Stability of the state
4
Conditions for starting a business
7.6
Freedom of the press
2

Availability of prices in Medellin

Cost of living
7.9
Rent, price
9.3
Products, price
8.3
Restaurants, price
8.5
Purchasing power
2.6

Comfort in Medellin

Ecology
4.1
Weather comfort
8.6
Availability of air conditioners
5.2
Air quality
8.2

Weather, climate, temperature by months in Medellin

Season Autumn Winter Spring Summer
Month Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Year
Record high, °C 32 31 32 30 32 32 35 33 32 32 31 32 35
Average high, °C 26 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26
Average temperature, °C 22 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
Average low, °C 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17
Record low, °C 11 12 13 12 12 10 13 12 13 12 13 11 10
Rain, days 20 22 21 14 11 12 14 20 22 17 14 17 204
Fog, days 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 13
Thunderstorms, days 10 13 9 6 3 4 7 10 11 6 6 6 91
Average precipitation, mm. 150 200 140 80 50 60 100 180 190 130 110 130 1520
Relative humidity morning, % 88 89 89 89 87 86 86 88 88 87 86 86 87
Relative humidity evening, % 56 64 62 58 48 49 52 58 60 51 45 48 54
Wind speed, km/h 14 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 14 12 15
Day Length, часов 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12
Dew point, °C 14 15 15 15 13 14 15 15 15 15 13 13 172
Growing degree-day, °C 358 362 350 362 370 353 388 367 379 375 379 379 4421
Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 17 16 15 15 16 16 17 16 16 17 18 18 16

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