Medellín vs Montevideo
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Medellín saves you $800/month
📶
Montevideo has 4x faster internet
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Tropical Wet vs Temperate climate
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
Medellín
Montevideo
Total Budget
$1,500/mo ✓
$2,300/mo
Rent (1BR)
$500/mo ✓
$800/mo
Coworking
$120/mo ✓
$170/mo
Meal Out
$5 ✓
$9
Coffee
$1.5 ✓
$3.5
Medellín is $800/mo cheaper (35% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇨🇴 Medellín
📶 Internet50-100 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC-5
🗣️ Englishlow
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West8h
🇺🇸 US East8h
🇬🇧 London6h
🇩🇪 Berlin5h
🌍 Montevideo
📶 Internet200 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC-4
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West7h
🇺🇸 US East8h
🇬🇧 London7h
🇩🇪 Berlin6h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
Medellín
ClimateTropical Wet
Avg Temp21°C
Rainy Days256/year
Best months: July
Montevideo
ClimateTemperate
Avg Temp17°C
Rainy Days94/year
Best months: January, February, December, March
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
20°22°
Apr
21°18°
Jul
21°11°
Oct
20°16°
MedellínMontevideo
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇨🇴Medellín
🌍Montevideo
💰
Monthly Budget
$1,500
Winner$2,300
📶
Internet Speed
50 Mbps
200 Mbps
Winner🛡️
Safety
3.3/5
3.7/5
Winner⭐
Nomad Score
4.5/10
Winner3.8/10
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Food Scene
7/10
7/10
🎉
Nightlife
9/10
Winner7/10
🚶
Walkability
7/10
8/10
👥
Community
large
Winnermedium
4
Medellín wins
vs
2
Montevideo wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Medellín
$800/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
Montevideo
200 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
Medellín
Larger nomad community for networking
🛡️Safety-First
Montevideo
Significantly higher safety rating
🍜Foodie
Either works
Both have great food scenes
🎉Party Person
Medellín
World-famous nightlife scene
🇨🇴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
🌍Montevideo
Pros
- +Very reliable, fast fiber internet with some of the best speeds in Latin America
- +Long waterfront Rambla with beaches and bike path, perfect for daily walks, runs and sunset mate
- +Politically and socially progressive country with strong rule of law for the region
- +Good selection of cafes and several coworking spaces in Pocitos, Centro and Buceo
Cons
- −Expensive for Latin America with prices for food, rent and going out closer to Southern Europe than to neighboring countries
- −Pace of life is slow and bureaucracy can be frustrating for any official paperwork
- −Atlantic water is brownish from the Río de la Plata and beaches feel more urban than tropical
- −Nightlife and cultural offer are solid but not as intense as in Buenos Aires or São Paulo