Bogotá vs Medellín
📶
Bogotá has 3x faster internet
🌡️
Oceanic vs Tropical Wet climate
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
Bogotá
Medellín
Total Budget
$1,300/mo ✓
$1,500/mo
Rent (1BR)
$550/mo
$500/mo ✓
Coworking
$150/mo
$120/mo ✓
Meal Out
$4 ✓
$5
Coffee
$3
$1.5 ✓
Bogotá is $200/mo cheaper (13% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇨🇴 Bogotá
📶 Internet130 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC-5
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West8h
🇺🇸 US East8h
🇬🇧 London6h
🇩🇪 Berlin5h
🇨🇴 Medellín
📶 Internet50-100 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC-5
🗣️ Englishlow
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West8h
🇺🇸 US East8h
🇬🇧 London6h
🇩🇪 Berlin5h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
Bogotá
ClimateOceanic
Avg Temp14°C
Rainy Days203/year
Medellín
ClimateTropical Wet
Avg Temp21°C
Rainy Days256/year
Best months: July
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
14°20°
Apr
14°21°
Jul
13°21°
Oct
14°20°
BogotáMedellín
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇨🇴Bogotá
🇨🇴Medellín
💰
Monthly Budget
$1,300
Winner$1,500
📶
Internet Speed
130 Mbps
Winner50 Mbps
🛡️
Safety
3/5
3.3/5
⭐
Nomad Score
3.8/10
4.5/10
Winner🍽️
Food Scene
9/10
Winner7/10
🎉
Nightlife
8/10
9/10
🚶
Walkability
6/10
7/10
👥
Community
medium
large
Winner3
Bogotá wins
vs
2
Medellín wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Bogotá
$200/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
Bogotá
130 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
Medellín
Larger nomad community for networking
🛡️Safety-First
Either works
Both cities are similarly safe
🍜Foodie
Bogotá
Better food scene with incredible variety
🎉Party Person
Either works
Both have great nightlife
🇨🇴Bogotá
Pros
- +Digital Nomad Visa - 2 years legal stay
- +Fast reliable internet - fiber widely available
- +Affordable cost of living for capital city
- +World-class food and restaurant scene
Cons
- −Safety varies drastically by neighborhood
- −Traffic is among worst in the world
- −Frequent rain especially Apr-May and Oct-Nov
- −High altitude (2,640m) can cause altitude sickness
🇨🇴Medellín
Pros
- +Perfect spring-like weather year-round (22°C)
- +Very affordable cost of living ($1,200-1,800/mo)
- +Growing digital nomad community
- +Modern metro system (only in Colombia)
Cons
- −Safety varies by neighborhood
- −Spanish language essential
- −Altitude adjustment (1,500m)
- −Petty theft risk in tourist areas