Can You Survive With $1500/m? | Cost of Living Colombia

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Can You Survive With $1500/m? | Cost of Living Colombia

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Will You Make It With $1500/m?
A lot of people moving to Colombia come with the intention of spending a lot less than where they're coming from. It is a fact, that Colombia is less expensive than most western countries, but that doesn't automatically mean you'll spend less.
The biggest issue for most people, is to adapt to a new lifestyle. They usually move to Colombia expect the same things for little money. Well, it most probably will be less expensive than back home BUT you'll most probably not be able to make it with a budget of $1500 or less.
Why?
- Need more space
- Get the imported goods
- Deliver a lot
The above listed reasons are just a few of many reasons why a lot of people won't make it with a low budget in Colombia.
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@HowToExpat 4 жыл бұрын

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@renemontenegro6143 4 жыл бұрын

IS COLOMBIA OPEN? WHEN?

@culinarytales06 3 жыл бұрын

Hi..... the information in the video is about two people living with 1500USD Or one?

@culinarytales06 3 жыл бұрын

Please help me to know if I can alone survive in 600$ with rent and food?

@HowToExpat 3 жыл бұрын

@@culinarytales06 For a couple

@Ralphie_Boy 4 жыл бұрын

*YES* *And I've adopted very well living in a medium size city i.e. Pereira, Risaralda and I do spend close to $1000.00 USD a month enjoying a townhouse in a level 5 area both my wife and I share our living expenses with our puppy although she's frugal in her Colombian ways I still go after my American products and I do indulge my beverages in my home not out doors, so what Sam is commenting is correct maybe in Medellin some may have to start investigating as I did in smaller cities or towns, Colombia is worth it!* 😷👍🏻

@Ocean245 4 жыл бұрын

That’s what I heard to Medellin is expensive, there are other areas that are not that expensive.

@Ralphie_Boy 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ocean245 *If you wish google is the best place to start!* 😷👍🏻

@TheGlobalProfessional 4 жыл бұрын

This video should be mandatory for people coming to live here. If you hang out with a lot of expats, you will spend way more money than spending time with locals. I found the more I followed the customs here my expenses dropped way down. Also the Skype consultations are great,super helpful. :)

@HowToExpat 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@pittbullrauljag 4 жыл бұрын

My wife & I have been living in Rio Negro for almost a year...& I can confirm that 1200.00 a month budget is very reasonable & can be done. Especially outside of Medellin in surrounding areas(do alot of research & visit areas more than once...IE La Ceja,El Carmen). At first our groceries we're more than we expected because we were buying American products from Jumbo & Exito but we adjusted to local markets & our cost has gone way down. Spanish is a must & budget buying discipline is key. The nice thing is when you save money on living cost you can save for little treats...get aways or splurge dining.

@Ralphie_Boy 3 жыл бұрын

*Ha Pitt those supermarkets are my downfall as well, yes the key is discipline, heck give us poor retires some joy!* 😉

@msmargiek48 3 жыл бұрын

Great info, we are considering Rio Negro to retire. We want to come visit this year to investigate when Covid calms down. Is La Ceja and El Carmen other towns in the area or neighborhoods in Rio Negro? Thank you!

@pittbullrauljag 3 жыл бұрын

@@msmargiek48 Hi Margie, yes la Ceja & El Carmen are great options and safe near Rio Negro. I would advise you to visit when Covid restrictions loosen. Holidays are being controlled with curfews & closed business so plan your trip around the lock downs or you won't be able to enjoy the sites. Let me know anytime you want and I'll suggest what hotels you can feel comfortable staying.

@msmargiek48 3 жыл бұрын

@@pittbullrauljag You are so KIND! Thank you very much! I sure hope we can make the journey this summer COVID free. Thank you again! I will save your response in my email so I don't look it. haha.

@ultrachamo8643 3 жыл бұрын

@@pittbullrauljag My family recently moved to Rio Negro. I'm thinking about moving there or Laureles in Medellin in a year or so but starting to research now and will visit soon. My wife is worried that she'll get 'bored' in Rionegro because it's not city life but I have our safety in mind. Any things we should know about Rionegro as a young couple?

@smallbizshowtv 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam. So I think it's all subjective. I live Sabaneta. Fully furnished, gated with 24hr attendants, quiet neighborhood. I have a 2bd 2 bath all included apartment. And I spend about $500 p/m. I dont speak Spanish. I'm learning. I do cook and I order out. I use Rappi (delivery) for EVERYTHING! Especially due to quarantine. I shop at Price Smart (Costco) and get smaller size item from Exito or Carulla. I'm not an bargain hunter, I'm more of a convenience person. I spend about $250 per mo on food. It's just me, so no family. In total I live on about $1000-$1200. Quarantine has made it easier because I cant go anywhere. Otherwise I'd be taking Uber and eating out more. So it just depends on your lifestyle and you can adjust.

@gmac8819 4 жыл бұрын

Gail Turner Brown How do you like Sabaneta?

@urbanart7325 4 жыл бұрын

Lets be pen pals

@BlackLifeAbroad 4 жыл бұрын

@@gmac8819 Yes, I really like Sabaneta. The only thing is it far from the main areas of Medellin. I loves Laureles too. its small, quite, more authentic Colombian, but up and coming with new apartments.

@curtiserecacho1401 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Can you share where your living and how the life is now with these times?

@donbsweet5001 4 жыл бұрын

In conclusion, it is at the same time difficult and easy to live in on $1500 a month budget. To make it happen you have to live like the locals, and you can forget ordering hookers on that budget.

@Ralphie_Boy 3 жыл бұрын

*Unreal, stay where your at PLEASE!*

@Dividenddream 3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣

@darioparatore2455 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam. I want share my life style. I'm raw vegan and I spend about $10 a week. I live in a furnished studio(new building) in Parque de Belen $270 a months included electricity, gas, water and internet. So about $310 per month. The rest is just for entertainment.

@Ralphie_Boy 4 жыл бұрын

😷👍🏻

@y2k4ed 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Armenia Quindio. We can easily get by on US $800/month and not feel like we have a cramped lifestyle. It’s a matter of choices as the video says but time to time you may spend much more. My residency visa cost $1.5 million pesos plus additional associated costs, vehicle tax, storage, insurance and so on that can spike a monthly expense.

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

I currently live on $500/month in Florida (not including federal income taxes and health insurance). But, I rent out the second bedroom in my house to pay the mortgage.

@GBU61 4 жыл бұрын

An expat must make a decision early on how he wants to live. Does he want to exist or does he want to enjoy life? It is reasonable to live on $1000, but if he chooses to come here money should not be the deciding factor. A single man who lives in an AirBNB will be fine on $1500/month with money left over. But Sam makes a great point. If he brings his mentality with him from his own country and hangs out with only expats, the cost will be a lot higher.

@vangal7906 4 жыл бұрын

Let me tell you something, this helps a lot to Colombian people who wants to come back to our mother land after 20 years away, I cannot wait, thanks for you work! I'm really happy to find your guide... Greetings from Holland!

@antoniodelrey585 4 жыл бұрын

One expense that needs to be talked about and added although I believe you did a video on it in the past. Health insurance especially for seniors is very expensive from what I recall.

@augustbrante8117 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in my lower 60s and my health ins with SURA is only about $65 a month for the very best coverage. I would put this on the plus side!

@robertmuir9581 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video ,,,l live and enjoy the same lifestyle as you and most average middle classed colombians live as European we don’t need big spacious appartments and cars and delivery food, if you adapt to you’re envoirment you can live comfortably.i would feel ashamed to spend 2000 dollars a month when I see so much poeple struggling to make a living on a daily basis.

@amonzart2379 3 жыл бұрын

I´m Colombian and live in Medellín specifically Downtown. You got a interesting and true point. If you only buy your food in supermarket like EXITO, PRICESMART OR JUMBO is more expensive. In Medellín is possible to find low cost markets like H&H or D1. If you are not afraid to explore places like PLACITA DE FLOREZ IN downtown you cand find essencial productos with low bugget. Most of the expats are used to stay in ENVIGADO, POBLADO or LAURELES but in those neighborhoods you cannot expect to live low budget buying exclusively in stores like CARULLA.

@HowToExpat 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree with you!

@gml4776 4 жыл бұрын

In intermediate cities such as Armenia and Manizales, you can live quite well for that price, you can buy or rent a cheap apartment in quite comfortable areas, cities such as Armenia have job problems, but it is very touristy, you can get a lot of benefit from tourism , Manizales has less unemployment

@gml4776 4 жыл бұрын

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@colibri1 4 жыл бұрын

The only thing I would have a hard time adapting to is noise. If you mean traffic noise, I could probably adjust, but I can't take loud nocturnal neighbors and things like that.

@TheSwede70 4 жыл бұрын

Not comparable but I live for 1500 USD easily here in Sweden which is a quite expensive country. 2 room apartment in central location.

@ba8898 4 жыл бұрын

When you say two rooms, do you mean two bedrooms in addition to a living room? And do you live in Stockholm?

@KB-sg7tv 4 жыл бұрын

Really?? I can't even live in the US on $1500 per month. How much is your rent? Do you own a vehicle?

@nedace1 4 жыл бұрын

I am Colombian and I live with my family of 3 in Bogotá, we are not millionaires, rather we are part of 20% of the upper scale in Bogotá and our monthly expenses are $ 4000 USD per month. In Colombia, the average salary income is very low and you can live with that, but you would have to live in unsafe areas, very remote and with bad education for your children. Here if you want to live, support your children, have health and safety for your family, you have to pay very high extra, otherwise you have to survive with the little that the (public) government offers and that is of very poor quality. You must bear in mind that Colombia is one of the most unequal countries on the planet, the difference between the 10% of the top scale can be at least 20 times that of the 10% of the bottom scale and there are differences in the cost of living in the same city. I am not proud of that, but it is our reality.

@yescali 3 жыл бұрын

in los angeles with that money only you can pay a studio apartment

@cryptoguapo2888 3 жыл бұрын

@@nedace1 not true...U can live in a nice neighborhood in Medellin...like Sabaneta or Envigado n rent a nice apartment for 600 a month...leaving u $900 to live off of...That’s plenty enough is shop local n use public transport

@jamesgrace1934 3 жыл бұрын

You make Colombia sound like the Bronx.

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

Some parts are. Same for every city and country.

@Bravo78631 4 жыл бұрын

I drive in Colombia and insurance ,maintenance and parts are expensive here ,also don’t cheap on the insurance by getting only soat ,expats should have insurance with all the bells and whistles ie. my insurance will send a lawyer to the accident scene to stop the scammers.

@Bravo78631 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ralphie_Boy I own an apartment in Bogota and I also have a finca about 2 hours outside the city in Villeta so better for me to have a vehicle......

@Ralphie_Boy 4 жыл бұрын

*Screw owning a car taxi fares are dirt cheap!* 😷👍🏻

@Ralphie_Boy 4 жыл бұрын

@@Bravo78631 *That I do understand 100%*

@navelionaeem-thatdetroitma4260 3 жыл бұрын

I had a loft in Bogota for 3 months for just under $1500 uds total. I was near the central chapinero are which isnt the best nor worst area to be in honestly. My loft was spacious, had a 2 in 1 washer/dryer, electric stove top but no oven which was fine, and the loft apartment was all around nice. Even had security downstairs as i was on the fifth floor. I was paying a little under 500 a month at that rate which left me with plenty of money for groceries and going out as i wanted. I make 1800 a month but i was saving most of the money i make as a result of the cost of living in Bogota. Wouldve stayed longer if i could but i had to get back

@colibri1 4 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way about possessions. Not owning much is the way to go, sometimes thought of as being environmentally conscious as well.

@justinjoerger6253 4 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks it just what I was thinking and budgeting for!

@Speeding_faster 3 жыл бұрын

Big city life is always expensive or overrated places. Colombia or anywhere. San Miguel Allende, Guadalajara, Monterrey in Mexico sort of trail Medellin....why move abroad not speak the language and buy American food..? Smaller towns can be cheaper. Not sure if they are cheaper in Colombia but in many areas in Mexico they are great small towns where $700 makes your living okay if you are frugal and your lifestyle does not mean owning the latest hype of anything. If else Mazatlán Mexico is better choice than Medellin but costs depend on your lifestyle. No pollution in Mazatlán.

@owens7331 3 жыл бұрын

I´m surprised you didn´t mention the different "estratos" 1 - 6, (the different priced neighborhoods). Cali is cheaper than Medellin and yet it is a big city with 3 million people. You can find a much more reasonable place to stay at estrato 3. I definitely wouldn't go lower than that. I lived in estrato 5 the whole time and paid between 200 - 400 dollars a month. The $400 house was huge. 4 large bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Apartment bedrooms are way too small. Not much space for anything else other than the bed. It is extremely hard to find a place that doesn't require a co-signer.

@AscendedWarriors 4 жыл бұрын

I usually spend about $700 a month, living alone and i only eat outside. BUT i dont pay rent. Otherwise it would go up about $300+

@curtiserecacho1401 3 жыл бұрын

Pueblo? Do you pay $700/ a month living alone but you don't pay rent...?

@AscendedWarriors 3 жыл бұрын

@@curtiserecacho1401 not in a pueblo. In bogota city. I don't pay rent because my my owns it

@victorvelie3980 3 жыл бұрын

well I live on less than that in the North Eastern US, so I hope so

@korelamerikano 4 жыл бұрын

You have to be joking, one can live comfortably with 400 usd. The peso has devaluated so much these days that 1000 usd is rich income.

@GBU61 4 жыл бұрын

$400 a month in Medellin? No way. If you get an AirBnB it will cost you $200 and food will be at least that. That is assuming nothing happens to cost you more and you have no social life. $800-$1000 will give a single man a comfortable life. $1500 and he is living like a king. $400 is not enough!

@MrMajikman1 3 жыл бұрын

@@GBU61 Medellin is overrated! It's expensive there because it is so heavily marketed to expats. I guess it is all about your comfort level. You can easily find nice places to stay in Colombia without having to stay in Medellin or Bogota....the two biggest cities marketed to expats. I agree $400 USD would be a tough stretch per month in one of those cities. Even Cali is being promoted now to expats.

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

And the US dollar will be decreasing by 20% throughout this year so you’ll want to take that into account.

@CuriousPerro 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as always and very informational. Outside of the basics of home and transportation, the most obvious are us Gringos waste money is eating out/restaurants/Rapido, etc...as you mentioned. Stay Safe and Stay Healthy. I hope to be in Medellin/Sabaneta soon 😎

@gg13308 3 жыл бұрын

a good reality check...thanks

@HowToExpat 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@Ocean245 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks strange I know of people that live in Armenia on 1200 very comfortably monthly. I have talk to others even in Medellín.

@HowToExpat 4 жыл бұрын

Armenia Pereira surely is 30% less expensive.

@Ocean245 4 жыл бұрын

How To Expat Yes that’s what I’ve heard. 😄

@Ralphie_Boy 4 жыл бұрын

*I lived in Calarca, 3 km from Pereira talking about living well and paying less El Quindio is the place!* 😷👍🏻

@dariovis 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ocean245 Armenia must be a very ugly city, but as long as by your name you seem to be...quindiano (then Armenia beeing the capital of province named Quindio)

@moneybee 4 жыл бұрын

Great video covering what the true experience/cost of living is like in Colombia! It's always so fun to learn what it's like to live in other parts of the world, can't wait to see more!

@JerryLopezArtist 3 жыл бұрын

Another superb video, well narrated and composed. I share your philosophy... in the 'West' people are lost in over-consumerism as the answer to having a fulfilled life. If they leave that baggage behind (no pun intended) and enjoy experiences and local culture/food you can live with a lot less.

@HowToExpat 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, well said

@Robertsdogs 4 жыл бұрын

Another really good vidieo!d Thanks!

@HowToExpat 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ahmedbadawi3013 3 жыл бұрын

thank you guys for making such great and informative videos it sounds like the largest cost of living is housing, what are the options for buying a house/apartment. I would like to see a video on buying (comparison with what is online and as you say boots on the ground). also the benefits of owning and visa

@Stephen_567 4 жыл бұрын

Cop is dropping, why colombia is more expensive than before?

@Stephen_567 4 жыл бұрын

If you can't live well on 1500 then what is the point in living there ?

@malcolmjordan6775 4 жыл бұрын

mahno730 Bro, you can live well on 1500 a month. You just cant live in the tourist areas with a 1500 a month budget.

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

@@malcolmjordan6775 Even in the tourist area you’re fine as long as you get a small apartment and don’t eat out.

@markbaldwin975 4 жыл бұрын

Im not a big city person. Do you know about some of the smaller towns and rural areas?

@imcurtispenner 4 жыл бұрын

I drove through the area outside of Medellín last year. Check out El Retiro, La Ceja. Beautiful!

@HowToExpat 4 жыл бұрын

Check this video out: www.how-to-expat.com/post/rio-negro-the-hidden-gem/

@pittbullrauljag 4 жыл бұрын

I live in San Antonio de Periera just outside of Rio Negro...highly recommend it it's rural but within driving distance of two malls ...the little town is like Duval street in Key West on the weekends with many people from other towns coming in to party. During the week it's quiet and country like. But if you live outside the town square you don't get the noise of the weekend crowd. Also "La Ceja" is up and coming rural but with a nice town and mall. Hope this helps

@Ocean245 4 жыл бұрын

The Pueblo’s are much cheaper to live.

@curtiserecacho1401 3 жыл бұрын

Que pueblo?

@JuanCarlos49086 4 жыл бұрын

Explain about Colombia's taxation system and how the income of retired foreigners is subject to this tax and these take a good percentage of your income. Except if you leave and comeback every 180 days. Once you spend 183 days, you'll be counted as a tax paying resident. Is that true?

@HowToExpat 4 жыл бұрын

Check out this video: www.how-to-expat.com/post/taxes-in-colombia-real-talk/

@y2k4ed 4 жыл бұрын

LuisC I get about $2000/month in retirement benefits. I got my RUT number. I told DIAN the truth about what I earn and my assets here and in USA. They felt that I don’t owe taxes. I’m working with a Colombian accountant to confirm this.

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

One thing to consider is that anything paid in income taxes in Columbia can be deducted from your US income tax.

@booomer762 3 жыл бұрын

Great info, thank you

@wan9372 4 жыл бұрын

So I’m assuming you mean $1.5M Colombian Pesos = $400USD & You say $2M Colombia Pesos for a Modern & Safe Apt = $532.86USD a month? 🤔 ..because I just watched a KZfaqr interview & tour his friend’s MODERN PENTHOUSE 2BED-2BATH APT W/ A STOVE & WASHER/DRYER FOR $500USD A MONTH IN MEDELLIN💯😂 & he spends AT MOST $400USD A MONTH ON FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT 😂.. That’s less than $1,000USD with Everything included!!!

@kewldude9154 4 жыл бұрын

Right!!

@1socialthing828 4 жыл бұрын

Expats are NOT paying almost $2,000 USD dollar 💵 a month Just to live in Colombia...WTH 😡Might aswell just live back in the USA...He’s totally misinformed!

@joschulzv 4 жыл бұрын

2 M COP for an apartment in a safe and quiet area is not so unrealistic. Like he said in the video, if you know where to search or know locals, you can find cheaper apartments, but if not it can be dificult. Also because of the fiador thing. And life is not just apartment and food. You also have to pay water, gas electricity, internet, cable tv, phone, health insurance, etc. I think he is right, when he says, you can live with 1000/1200$ but it is easy to spend much more.

@HowToExpat 4 жыл бұрын

It all comes down to location, most Expats live in Poblado which you surely going to spend close to USD 900 or more on a penthouse. If you go to Belen, Laureles prices are cheaper. Hope it makes sense.

@AscendedWarriors 4 жыл бұрын

those apartments are easy to get. You get them in the outskirts of the city. Normally in the mountains. that is why they are cheap

@andretigiovaneti7587 3 жыл бұрын

The only reason why you can live like that is because the currency exchange. If the dollar was to tank the game is over. Living in Colombia is not cheap.

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

The dollar will decrease at least 20% in 2021.

@crvd1918 Жыл бұрын

@@matthew8153 and u were wrong.

@matthew8153 Жыл бұрын

@@crvd1918 was I? It’s sitting at about 4,800 right now.

@sbkpilot1 2 жыл бұрын

$2000/month is stupid, I live for that much here in a nice suburb of Dallas, Texas.. my rent here with water and trash is $1120, around $900 other bills

@antoniodelrey585 4 жыл бұрын

Local restaurants are quite inexpensive and put out a decent meal. Do you two eat out very often or at all? As an older single male, I could get by on 2 decent meals a day and am guessing for no more than $10 total or $300 a month which may be expensive to some but worth it for me. Is this realistic?

@michaelpowers9259 3 жыл бұрын

Well, my friend, you left out some obvious costs too. Internet, elec, water. As a single, I'm living in my adopted country for about US$750.00 and I have some savings too. Good video. Just needs a few more details.

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

He included those

@georgepetrin1334 4 жыл бұрын

Another good video Sam but you left out one piece of advice for expats if they are short on funds: play the lottery lol.

@Timetraveler532 4 жыл бұрын

Counted atleast 10 yeahs

@jamessimeon9795 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t do it

@WelcomeHome76 4 жыл бұрын

How many square feet is your apartment? How many rooms?

@onlyinamerica0073 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sam I like your video, if I retired in colombia how much social security income they asking to retire in colombia pls let me know I’m also your subscriber thanks

@HowToExpat 4 жыл бұрын

You would need a SS income of around 850 USD in order to get a retirement visa in Colombia.

@chosen_one1602 4 жыл бұрын

How long did it take you to learn spanish in Colombia? I want to visit there.

@augustbrante8117 3 жыл бұрын

Been here 3 years and most of my day is spent speaking english to the USA. When I moved here I thought I knew a little spanish. But heck no!!! I would say after 3 years I speak as well as a 4 year old. I can't seem to get the ear for understanding whats being said. Its a big deal to at least speak as well as a 12 year old would be my suggestion.

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

@@augustbrante8117 The biggest problem I’ve found with learning Spanish is that it is spoken quickly. Whereas German is easier for a native English speaker because it is spoken at the same pace.

@loyaltyandrespect702 4 жыл бұрын

100%FAM!!!

@James-dx6sf 4 жыл бұрын

You give me advise with each video so I am giving you advice. You can grow your subscriber base if you would stop being so serious. Have fun. Show us a reason to be in Colombia. Laughter, love, entertainment is what people want to view. You can say your serious stuff but mix it up with something interesting. Perhaps film from a football game with nice ladies and food.

@sinless74 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't Colombia have a minimum of $1,600 USD monthly for a retirement Visa there? Because I am looking to retiring there within the next 5yrs and looking to buy a house or Condo/Apartment. At least Strata 5

@robjones8115 3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking about life in columbia ..... But i would buy my own home not rent.

@kennethmoore-cq7bj 3 жыл бұрын

Colombia is getting expensive because of people and videos exactly like this. The only consolation is that most of you guys are in the lower financial stratas and you will soon help to price yourself out of your own city.

@wernerdanler2742 4 жыл бұрын

From KZfaq ers in mexico they said to pay for things always in pesos. They suggested getting a capital one card that pays in pesos and then you pay it from your American bank account. This is to avoid high exchange fees. Do you suggest doing this in Colombia? I would love to see more videos of you driving around the city. What you showed I liked. It is very green. I am really sick of Las Vegas and its dirt. This is a really ugly city.

@bearwitness4892 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I was in Colombia in March and using my capital one card was one of smartest choices

@michaelrichmond3315 4 жыл бұрын

Hello. In your opinion what is the best hospital in medellin? If you or girlfriend had a medical emergency which hospital would you want to be in. Right now the game plan is to retire in the medellin area in 6 to 10 years and looking to live about 30 to 40 min outside the city. Was very curious about the health care quality in that city. Locals say its very good and gave me name of 1 hospital called I belive clinic of the America's. Mil gracias

@imcurtispenner 4 жыл бұрын

If you're looking outside the city, then the hospital in Rionegro is outstanding. I started a medical tourism site just before the pandemic (great timing, right) and researched the hospitals. Check out San Vicente (Website)

@imcurtispenner 4 жыл бұрын

www.sanvicentefundacion.com/Default.aspx

@HowToExpat 4 жыл бұрын

There are several, Pablo Tobon Uribe, Clinica Las Vegas, Clinica La America...

@michaelrichmond3315 4 жыл бұрын

@@HowToExpat thanks very much. Have you heard the same as me that the medical care is almost top notch? Thanks again

@michaelrichmond3315 4 жыл бұрын

@@imcurtispenner thanks just looked at the website briefly looked like it wasn't working ? My Spanish is so so in the process of becoming fluent. What made you start this business? Do you live in medellin?

@culinarytales06 3 жыл бұрын

I will be moving to bogota.... can I live with 600$ usd in bogota?

@danielyruby8696 4 жыл бұрын

Go live on the farm..you'll be fine.. or Soacha if u prefer an urban setting n

@johntziannis1134 4 жыл бұрын

Are they aware of food allergies over there? Do they have gluten free, vegan menus?

@debbiedogs1 4 жыл бұрын

They probably do not have a lot of food allergies because they probably do not have as many processed foods.

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

@@debbiedogs1 And in most countries people aren’t as crazy with fake illnesses as in America.

@jebwaldoharrilal 3 жыл бұрын

Love your channel! Do you guys have Instagram?

@HowToExpat 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No we don't but we have Facebook. 😊

@jamessimeon9795 4 жыл бұрын

I go to colombia for two weeks and I spend 1,300 I will not make it on 1,500 a month

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

Hotels aren’t cheap in any country.

@philipmulvihill1455 3 жыл бұрын

what's better for a single guy PHILIPPINES or COLOMBIA?

@camilofernandez3427 3 жыл бұрын

Colombia mi hermano, aca con $1.000 vives como rey, al cambio son unos COP $3.600.000, creeme la mayoria si no el 80% ganamos no mas de COP $1.500.000 y se vive cómodamente, pero eso si solo.

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

Depends, when the guy tilts his head up from your lap do you want to see round eyes or slanted?

@philipmulvihill1455 3 жыл бұрын

The Bible says Adam and eve NOT Adam and STEVE!!! for this pirate 👩 female from birth!!!

@matthew8153 3 жыл бұрын

@@philipmulvihill1455 Wow, you have no sense of humor whatsoever.

@philipmulvihill1455 3 жыл бұрын

@@matthew8153 oh you were joking when you said when HE looks up from your lap? sorry Matthew ( my brothers name) that was good bro now I get it be well

@michgingras 4 жыл бұрын

you are not talking about survival, you are talking about bringing wasteful habits to Colombia, you don't make any sense.

@Ralphie_Boy 4 жыл бұрын

*Maybe you should tell us if you live in Colombia or elsewhere Sam in his own way is explaining some of the ways to live in a large city, what channel are you watching?* 🤨

@michgingras 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ralphie_Boy the title is can you survive with 1500$ then he give a bunch of specifics that have nothing to do with survival, you don't need a KZfaq channel to see that this is bullshit. You can retire to Colombia with 800$ and i owe you no explanation, do your own research. The rent for a one bedroom is below 150$ in Medellin, check it yourself.

@malcolmjordan6775 4 жыл бұрын

VeryStableGenius You speaking facts bro. I have plenty friends that stay on the outskirts of Medellin. Their rent is like 100-120 a month. The only people that can’t survive on 1500 a month are the ones who drink everyday and pay for escorts haha

@camilofernandez3427 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ralphie_Boy Yo soy Colombiano, tengo 25 años y soy profesional y te garantizo que lo que mencionan en el video se llama derroche, creeme tu con el SMMLV de colombia que son UDS 250 vives bien, si hablamos de USD 1.000 vives como rey, yo he vivido en Bogota por mas de 5 años y por la pandemia regrese a Zipaquira porque perdí mi empleo, pero aunque no trabaje no me quejo vivo bien, ahora pienso que soy un mantenido, pero esperando que la situación mejore.

@Ralphie_Boy 3 жыл бұрын

@@michgingras *The question is AND be honest are you an expat and Do you presently live in Colombia?*