Now I'm going to Colombia because of you :)

Ive been living in Colombia for 5 months with a 4,000$ dollars a month passive income for the first time in my life i feel rich.

Great video, I am a Canadian living in Colombia for the last 17 years. I rent a very nice 3 bedroom apartment with an incredible view of nature, with fiber optic internet and this is my budget. Budget Sonson Rent 500 Utilities 125 Internet 130 Perscriptions 75 Transportation 40 food 600 Water 60 Phone 20 Cleaning 200 misc 100 Savings Sub-total 1850 Savings 10% 185 Total 2,035 Approximately $525.00 USD at this time.

Muy interesante! Y se nota el esfuerzo de investigación para el tema 👏🏼 muy bien hecho Karen

Very interesting love these type of videos 🙂 and the insight many give

Great info!

thanks for this video. yes, safety is #1 priority. In my case when I was in La Candelaria, I felt very safe. And the same when I was in Pereira. It was a very memorable experience.

Great video. Continue to make more!

Thank You For The Information and Great Spirt...Be Well

Thank you Karen. This video made me very sure that I will at least visit Colombia some time, because it would be affordable to do so.

I didn't expect to see Wes in your video, pretty cool-!

Great video Karen. It's always a joy to see your smiling face. I think you said making your money "go more" when you meant to say making your money "go further". No big deal. Columbia looks cheaper than Mexico maybe. I'd like to see you do a video on September 15th and 16th Independence Day celebrations. I love the calendas and mojigangas. Maybe you could live stream?

I recently rented a 3 bedroom home in Soledad, Atlantico a suburb of Barranquilla for $500,000 COP per month. Electric, Gas and Water come to $135,000 COP per month and I spend for Groceries about $1000 COP per month. So my basic living expenses are only about $450.00 U.S. Dollars per month. And I'm living in a big city near the Caribbean Ocean with great weather.

Colombia was a great experience for me.

Hi La Karen it's a d everyone. In my opinion after living here for 24 years now a good monthly salary is about 8 million to 12 million COP 🇨🇴. This is roughly $1,860 to $2,790 🇺🇸. It's not a great salary but a good one.

I'm glad that you are asking the locals how much is a fair salary.

Genial! Ojala vengan tantos extranjeros como quieran!

Thank you for the information. Looking to retire outside the USA and Columba is a possiblity

Very interesting content. You do a great job. Best of luck on the new project. I’m not sure I’ll visit Columbia soon but it’s true that everyone seems to be going there. Still planning to see a few cities in Mexico in 2023.

As the cost of living varies dramatically between cities & regions in Colombia, then wages need to be compared to the local cost of living. Cartagena is super expensive, Cali is much cheaper. Medellin costs more than Bogota but wages higher in Bogota.

Those numbers varied quite a bit. I guess it's always best to have too much instead of too little no matter where you go!

Such a huge range. Some people need just what they have or a little more, others need several times what they (likely) have.

I come from the UK and next year will receive my country's minimum pension 1,200 $ approximately if l move there a nd spend 400 on basics and maybe 400 on heath insurance l could also save 400 in England l would spend it all on utilities bills and other. I don't drink or smoke.

I spent 30 days this summer , had a good time

I live in Tampa, Florida USA right now and it’s quite expensive here!

It's very interesting to see how the salaries in Colombia compare to the salaries in Mexico

Today's exchange rate per FX trader June 15th, 2024, is 4140COP to 1USD. Figuring the math, that equals 4,140,000.00 COP to 1k USD, a great monthly amount to live a healthy lifestyle in Colombia, SA.

Love your approach to ask people how much would they need to “live a good life” there - appreciating a lot you did it again in Columbia❣️ Just calculating what the average would be in USD doesn’t tell anything about the living costs in that place 😉

Colombia's very low wages might be attributed in part to the significant corporate duty to pay for numerous employee benefits. Companies in Colombia are required to give their employees with a variety of benefits, including pension payments, health insurance, and paid time off. These commitments can have a considerable impact on a company's overall labor expenditures and, as a result, the wages it can afford to pay its employees.

If we can retire in Manizales for $2000/month long term, it seems like Manizales might be a great option !

I spent 1 week in Cartagena and I regret not learning some Spanish prior to my trip. 😢 I need Spanish lessons 😊

Hola, I'm interested in your Spanish course. How could I register or I wonder if I have any chance to have trial class before I register the course? Thanks in advance for reading this comment.

I assume these dollar amounts shown in the video are "per month."

4 millions pesos would be perfect to live well in Colombia in any city. (One thousand dollars)

Definitely the sky is the limit for a great salary. But realistically only 2% of the labor force in Colombia make $10 million pesos or more. The average national income is about $4.5 million pesos a month and those people who make that much are considered upper class. The middle class in Mexico would be considered upper class in Colombia. So If a person wants to live a luxury life style then he/she needs to make at least $10 million pesos to afford living in estrato 6, drive a suv, own a 400 square meter apartment, wear brand name clothes, and travel abroad twice a year.

Love this exposure to Columbia, a place I am looking at for retirement, city exposed would be at the top of my list,🤞☝

Mexico requires a MUCH higher amount of passive income than Colombia (for retirees).

I'm confused how long the period of time is? Are we talking about salary per month? or per week? or per year?

I would like to know what your cost was in Columbia. How much did the trip cost for you and break it down please,? This is Paul and Gloria.. in Oaxaca.

I get 4,316 from Va I live like a king in Medellin Colombia even cheaper if you go to a small city. I get Ssdi and a army retirement check and I’ll never touch them

Is it true majority of people in Colombia rent and why is that ?

A lot more than you think. Only depends on you level or lack of luxury. With 80% of people scraping by with one million the government sets as a salary and the foreigners using 8 or 10 million they need to live good to their standards but without an established middle class questions about monthly salaries is meaningless.

Hello Sister! I am getting SSI or you can say Disability here in the U.S.A. My question is can I still get SSI if I move to Colombia? And If I get $1,500.00 dollars, can I live enough with that amount? Thank you sister.

It is hard to think about what is a good salary. A low salary for people with very few responsibilities in life is way more than a higher salary with tons of responsibilities. A minimum wage in Colombia for people living with their parents, single, not children is way more money than a person paying tons of bills with two children. Therefore, salaries or the idea of a "good salary" is relative to debt and responsibilities.

Crazy how I earn double that in the USA and I feel like I’m doing ok, just ok

Columbians have national health insurance. An expat wouldn't. And private insurance, which doesn't cover pre-existing conditions, can be expensive for a retiree.

In regards to the fair salary, are they talking about a weekly pay of around 1M de col pesos ? My question was answered as I continued watching. I can’t imagine living on 250 usd monthly. I spend that much weekly on food alone here in NYC.

heard it was hard to get the citizenship

are you Filipina-Mexican?

Like everywhere else, a good salary varies based on location and people's expectations. Your survey made in the coffee region will not be applicable in the big cities like Cali, Medellin or Bogota, much less in a tourist city like Cartagena or Santa Marta. It is likely that viewers will be more interested to know what's a good salary in a main city rather than a small town. From my own experience, it's a fact that the minimum salary of one million pesos is not enough to cover the basic needs of the Colombian population and just barely will pay the rent of an apartment in Medellin. Add to it utilities, food, health insurance, transportation and recreation and you're talking a minimum of 3 million pesos for one person. In a household, add another 1.5 million per each family member and that's 6 to 7.5 million a month. You also need to consider what Colombians call neighborhood "estratos" which go from 1 (poorest) to 6 (wealthiest), where rent and utilities are less or more expensive. So, there is huge variation of what a good salary will be, considering all the factors involved. That said, for people making the minimum salary their only option to survive is to bundle together and share general costs of living. At this time exchange rate is about 4,500 COP = 1 Dollar.

I have a fixed income of approximately $3000 a month slightly less maybe. From this video I guess I could live decently there on that?

I would like to know how much living in Bogota Colombia would cost.

This may seem like a stupid question/comment/request, but what is the definition of "salary" in this video and related comments??? Gross pay per day, net take-home per month, or what time period? I'm used to "salary" meaning gross annual pay, not including benefits like health insurance and retirement savings. Without understanding the time scale, the otherwise very informative numbers are meaningless to me.

You have to specify,, what is "living well"... and how much to earn to be able to do it. Easy examples: how many people are going to depend on the SALARY... is not the same is it is only 1 person,, or it is 2, 3 or 4 persons. Also,, how big is the house or apartment you wan to live. Are you talking only about "surviving" or been able to ENJOY life. Do you want to live in the city , or you can live in the country side?

I liked it... Very Good. I worked there. You and your husband should do it. Experience it. It's different than not working there. They will pay your husband 4 times more than you. Really. Think about it. Even Soo you will have fun. Be street smart.

I make $800 usd a month. Is that enough to retire there?

Wes!

Are these amounts monthly?

La Karencita: Recently (late August) the US State Department issued a warning about crime in Mexico. I know there are often problems in some places, especially near US border. But this warning listed many States of Mexico, including Querétaro. (Must have been 20 to 24 states!) This surprised me, since most vloggers I've watched say Querétaro is pretty safe.

0:22 if you call money-hungry / greedy and cheap, kind sure 😂

The basic salaries are deceiving because a lot of Colombians are hard workers and hustlers. Sure, if a girl is making 50mil pesos per day at a store, she's making more in other ways. Same for men. If they have a basic/stable job, they are also generating income on the side

What can you do with 21 million pesos a month

I think u need $1000 US dollars to make a descent living in Colombia.

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Best to make 3500$ per month to enjoy

Most Colombians make $400 dollars a month

Where’s Wes wife?????

Yo diria que con 5 o 6 millones se vive bien en Colombia. El problema es que ya no queremos mas turistas o extranjeros viviendo en Colombia porque la renta ha subido mucho gracias a los turitas. Asi que no vengan a vivir aqui, quedense en sus paises.

I guess it's interesting. But why would I want to live in Columbia? I am interested in Mexico & Philippines. What are interesting things I would want to see and do in Columbia? There are things to see & do in the Philippines. I am 73 years old and I am advised there arer young women (25 to 45) in the Philippines who might be willing to have me as a boyfriend! Not so sure about girlfriends in Mexico, but there are lots of interesting historical & archeological things to see. Spanish, Aztecs, Toltecs, Mayans and others. Not so sure what to see in Columbia.

I need to find me 1 very luck Columbiana. Soon!!

wow ..i like your entusiasim but i lived there for 3 years ,all i saw was the gringo skin tax is alive and well.two diferent prices for locals and gringos .the security there is not great but i find many people talk about Colombia as a good place to retire ,in my idiea its a terrible place ,dangeous and of course lieing about price cost is normal in that place, i lived in Mnazales,Barrion SAN francisco very very dangereous ESPECIALLY MAnazales ,,also the area in BOGATA is a war ZONE. talk about costs be real gettiing cheap food and getting robbed is normal in that place .VISA IS EASY 90 DAYS but trying to extend your visa i had to pay twice ,they are more interested in latin visa for people,,The new government will make that country worse than it is, you cant live in cheap barrios you will get killed or robbed..tell the truth you will get more AD SENCE REVENUE

Jajjajaja valiente cantidad de vistas cuando compran clicks 😂 que gran estafa 😂

Listen no though you are pretty girl but your judgment is base on emotions I think you should stay and report about Mexico

Too much is very little time to learn anything about a country! I understand you’re trying to make money by doing these videos, but you know very little about Colombia!

Que mal inglés 😂