⭐️ Total score |
2.91/5 (Rank #369)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😝 Cheap: $960 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 13Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 25°C77°F (feels 25°C77°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 84%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 38 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Bad
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very bad
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$484 / mo
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍100% liked it 👎0% disliked it
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* |
Okay |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Colombia |
⏱ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 13 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 25°C 77°F + 😊 Comfy (84%) = feels 25°C 77°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | Tigo |
💸 10,000 COP in USD | USD 2.36 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | COP 1,000,000 = USD 236 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Juan Valdez Café |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 800 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,806 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Falabella |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Avianca |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $960 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $613 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,138 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $325 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $214 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $94 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $445 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $21 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 282 listings) | $958 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $31 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Democratic
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Not much to do
❌ Not many Nomad List members go here
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
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Feels |
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77
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77
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77
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Real |
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77
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Humidity |
nice 81% |
nice 80% |
nice 82% |
nice 91% |
nice 91% |
nice 93% |
nice 90% |
nice 93% |
nice 93% |
nice 92% |
nice 89% |
nice 85% |
Rain |
dry 40mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 180mm |
rainy 261mm |
rainy 305mm |
rainy 301mm |
rainy 364mm |
rainy 392mm |
rainy 409mm |
rainy 190mm |
rainy 96mm |
Cloud |
pockets 49% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 58% |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
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avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 333 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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