✦ Updated May 2026 · 42 areas mapped

🗺️ Medellín Neighborhood Guide

Interactive safety map with color-coded zones, accurate rent prices, and insider notes for every neighborhood in Medellín and the Aburrá Valley — including Bello, Itagüí, La Estrella, and all 16 comunas.

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📊 2026 Medellín Price Reference

🍽️ Eating Out
Menú del día (local): COP 15–22K ($3.87–5.68)
Menú del día (Poblado): COP 25–35K ($6.46–9.04)
Casual restaurant main: COP 30–55K ($7.75–14.21)
Fine dining per person: COP 80–160K ($20.67–41.34)
Specialty coffee: COP 9–15K ($2.33–3.88)
Local beer (bar): COP 8–15K ($2.07–3.88)
Craft beer: COP 18–28K ($4.65–7.24)
🛒 Groceries / Month
Solo, mostly cooking: COP 650K–1.2M ($168–310)
Couple, mostly cooking: COP 1.1–2M ($284–517)
12 eggs (Éxito): ~COP 8,000 ($2.07)
1L milk: ~COP 5,000 ($1.29)
500g chicken breast: ~COP 14,000 ($3.62)
D1/Ara (budget chain): 10–30% cheaper than Éxito
Plaza de mercado produce: 15–40% cheaper than supermarkets
🚌 Transport
Metro / Metrocable: COP 3,219 ($0.83)
Local bus: COP 2,650 ($0.68)
Metroplús: COP 2,850 ($0.74)
Uber/DiDi (5km): COP 9–15K ($2.33–3.88)
Taxi (5km metered): COP 12–20K ($3.10–5.17)
Airport to Poblado: COP 65–85K ($16.80–21.96)
💱 Exchange Rate
USD/COP: ~3,870 (May 2026)
EUR/COP: ~4,200
GBP/COP: ~4,950
Peso strengthened ~15% vs USD in past 12 months
ATM limit: 600K–1M COP/day
Best rates: local banks / ATMs
Airport exchange: 3–5% worse

Sources: Colombia Move (May 2026), Outta the Comfort Zone (May 2026), Expatistan (May 2026), TheLatinvestor (Apr 2026). COP prices converted at ~3,870 COP/USD.