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South America
Medellin
Colombia
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Medellin compare to Philadelphia?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Medellin is 35% worse off vs in Philadelphia
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Medellin compared to Philadelphia, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$21,434
-$66,771 (-76%) vs Philadelphia
Tax Rate: 31%
Weather
How does the weather in Medellin compare to Philadelphia?
Medellin has better overall weather
7.0/10(vs 5.6/10 in Philadelphia)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
25°C(vs 18°C in Philadelphia)
Average Low
17°C(vs 9°C in Philadelphia)
Sunshine Hours
1,892h/yr-606h/yr(-24%)
Average High in hottest month
26°C(vs 30°C in Philadelphia)
Average Low in coldest month
17°C(vs -3°C in Philadelphia)
Rainy Days
268/yr+172/yr(+180%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-51/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
90%(vs 46% in Philadelphia)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Medellin compare to Philadelphia?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Medellin compared to Philadelphia?
SWE Affordability
6.2 years
3.6 years longer than Philadelphia
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Medellin has around 5 Luma events listed.
That's 55% fewer events than Philadelphia.
Salary Converter
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