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City profile

MedellínColombia

Photo by Juan Nino

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§Vital signs
Population
2M
Time zone
UTC-5America/Bogota
Climate
22°Cavg
01Overview · at a glance

Every headline figure, flattened.

The indicators most-asked by new arrivals, no narrative. Figures reconcile verified, commercial, and community source panels; blanks show where data collection is still underway.

HarborageIndex
Avg temp22°C
Monthly spend
verified
465.4/mo
Reconciled cost-of-living total for a typical month.
Summer high / winter low
verified
29°/16°C
Warmest and coolest monthly normals on record.
Foreign residents
community
Pending
Share of foreign-born residents — data collection underway.
Healthcare ranking
verified
Pending
Health-system ranking — data collection underway.
Coworking desks
community
Pending
Coworking capacity — data collection underway.
02Cost of living
$465/ mo

A monthly budget for one settled resident — housing, groceries, transit, and the rest.

Where it goes

share of monthly spend
Rent$24653%
Food and groceries$9921%
Transportation$317%
Utilities$5712%
Entertainment$307%

Cost vs. nearby cities

monthly, same country
Medellín
$1,100
Bogotá
$481
Medellín
$465
Cartagena
N/A
Cali
N/A
Barranquilla
N/A
02Cost of living · the full basket

The full basket, line by line.

Every cost line item with its share of the monthly total, beside the same figure for nearby cities.

Monthly breakdown

Rent53% of total$246
Food and groceries21% of total$99
Transportation7% of total$31
Utilities12% of total$57
Entertainment7% of total$30

Cost vs. nearby cities

Medellín$1,100
Bogotá$481
Medellín$465
CartagenaN/A
CaliN/A
BarranquillaN/A
03Climate
MonthHighLowRainVisit
January16°C60 mmC
February29°C17°C82 mmC
March18°C99 mmC
April27°C18°C223 mmD
May18°C195 mmD
June28°C17°C159 mmD
July28°C17°C119 mmD
August29°C17°C107 mmD
September17°C155 mmD
October27°C17°C159 mmD
November28°C17°C160 mmD
December27°C17°C72 mmC
03Climate · month by month

Twelve months, measured.

Monthly high/low normals and rainfall, with a rain-derived A–D visit grade for each month.

Climatenormals
Summer high29°warmest month
Winter low16°coolest month
MonthHighLowRainRain relativeVisit
January16°C60 mmC
February29°C17°C82 mmC
March18°C99 mmC
April27°C18°C223 mmD
May18°C195 mmD
June28°C17°C159 mmD
July28°C17°C119 mmD
August29°C17°C107 mmD
September17°C155 mmD
October27°C17°C159 mmD
November28°C17°C160 mmD
December27°C17°C72 mmC
04Visas & residency

The routes in, compared.

A side-by-side of residency routes with income floors, processing waits, and renewal tracks.

Coverage in progress

Residency routes

Structured visa and residency routes for this country are not yet collected. Data collection is underway.

05Neighborhoods

The city, by neighborhood.

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood map with safety, rent, and connectivity per district.

Coverage in progress

Neighborhood map

Neighborhood-level profiles and the interactive district map are not yet collected for this city. Data collection is underway.

07Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is traceable. Each source below is dated to its last verified update.

  • Average TemperatureSource: NOAA GSOM · Updated Apr 2026
  • Monthly Cost TotalSource: Numbeo · Updated Invalid Date
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