⭐️ Total score |
2.61/5 (Rank #821)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,026 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 13Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 18°C64°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 92%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 57 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 63 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 |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 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 |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Colombia |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 13 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 17°C 63°F + 💦 Damp (92%) = feels 18°C 64°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 57 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 63 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10,000 COP in USD | USD 2.49 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | COP 1,000,000 = USD 249 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 310,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,806 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
💻 Online electronics shop | Falabella |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Hainan |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | China Southern Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,026 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $377 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $663 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $189 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $940 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $655 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $123 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $44 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $21 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $266 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $2 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold all year round
❌ Very damp now
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
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Feels |
57
14° cool |
59
15° cool |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
59
15° cool |
57
14° cool |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
61
16° cool |
59
15° cool |
57
14° cool |
57
14° cool |
Real |
57
14°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
Humidity |
damp 92% |
damp 94% |
damp 96% |
damp 89% |
damp 92% |
damp 88% |
damp 84% |
damp 83% |
damp 80% |
damp 89% |
damp 97% |
damp 97% |
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Rain |
rainy 216mm |
rainy 232mm |
rainy 344mm |
rainy 199mm |
rainy 219mm |
rainy 127mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 106mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 291mm |
rainy 388mm |
rainy 269mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 88% |
overcast 91% |
overcast 96% |
overcast 93% |
overcast 91% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 85% |
overcast 96% |
overcast 92% |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
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