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Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is often open and friendly, but not overly intrusive.
- Internet: There is high-speed Internet in Medellín.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Medellín has very low salaries as low as $500 a month.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Medellín is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
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Nightlife: Medellín has a small number of pubs and nightclubs, but the existing ones are characterized by a high-quality level of service and reasonable prices.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
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LGBTQ friendly: It has been established that the majority of citizens have an excellent attitude towards the LGBT community.
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Freedom of speech: People have full access to free media for accurate information and analysis. Journalists in most cases do their jobs without fear of detention or restraints.
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Free WiFi: Almost half of all cafes, restaurants and gas stations have free wi-fi. But there are cases when you have to pay for Wi-Fi, the cost is usually indicated in the check.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Medellín directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
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Quality of life: performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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Walkability: The area of Medellín is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Level of happiness: More people satisfied with their daily activities and lives.
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Entertainment: There are several places in Medellín where you can relax and have a good time with friends.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Medellín.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1000.
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Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic is extremely difficult.
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