ChineduOpara
American expat in Colombia
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About me
American
Lives in Barranquilla, Atlán
Speaks English, a little Igbo from my childhood, and B1 level of Standard Spanish - broadening my vocabulary week by week using various tools (and full-immersion)
Registration: 08 August 2021
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Cost of living in Colombia in 2025 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Every year, we invite you to share your experiences with the cost of living in in Colombia, especially in the region or city you live in. Your insights will greatly help members planning their move to Colombia or already living ...
I just quickly looked at Locanto and found a 2br 440sf apartment in Plaza Imperial, in Bogotá, for about $230 USD per month - 960,000 COP. Locanto is a useful free classified ad platform that not only has real estate but just about everything ... Read More
Nexo anyone having trouble contacting them? by SkittleMini
Hi everyoneMy husband and I are preparing to move to Colombia, as he is not a Colombian national he is applying for a visa which after having seen good reviews on this forum we decided to use Nexo for this. They were very proactive up until we ...
@mattmax "...the 3-month expiration on documents makes it logistically difficult (if not impossible)..."💯This has been my same complaint for a long time. It's really stressful. It's almost like Colombia migration DGAF about realistic ... Read More
Cost of living in Colombia in 2025 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Every year, we invite you to share your experiences with the cost of living in in Colombia, especially in the region or city you live in. Your insights will greatly help members planning their move to Colombia or already living ...
I spend about $320/month USD on rent in Bogota (Teusaquillo next to U Nacional). My food expenses are around $15 USD per day (eating out). I only make about $2500 USD per month, but live very well with national travel every couple months and near ... Read More
Cheapest cities in Colombia by Bhavna
Hello everyone, Budget is an important consideration when moving to Colombia. Ideally, expats would settle down in a city in Colombia where the cost of living is low but where they could also enjoy a decent quality of life. Would you be able to ...
Welcome aboard dumluk You said about Colombia "Correct me if Im wrong......I love the place......prove me wrong." I feel blessed that way too. I rent a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom condo here in southern Armenia with my gf for $135 a month. Like the gas ... Read More
Moving to Colombia, seeking local help by Catfish27
Hola. I am a newly retired guy from America and I am considering moving to Colombia. I hope to travel down there within a month or so, but I would first like to make arrangements to meet with some local(s) while I am down there, someone who can ...
@South American Voyager Thanks for the support! Your post reinforced my belief that I'll probably do better in a small pueblo, away from the locura. I hope to achieve this when I get to Cali/Palmira area later this year. Though, I haven't taken ... Read More
Moving to Colombia, seeking local help by Catfish27
Hola. I am a newly retired guy from America and I am considering moving to Colombia. I hope to travel down there within a month or so, but I would first like to make arrangements to meet with some local(s) while I am down there, someone who can ...
@ChineduOpara My partner and I are planning to move to Medellin as soon as he sells his house and our cars, hopefully by May. I REALLY appreciate all the info you have provided, and it corresponds to our impressions, just based on what we have been ... Read More
Visa types by Grapucine
Hey, I am glad to meet you here I will arrive in Colombia in May and I wonder what type of visa I should ask and where to ask.My naive plan was to ask a touristic visa at the entrance of the country (I suppose there is a request form to fill at the ...
@GrapucineIf you're coming from the USA, no special visa is required. You can stay for 3-6 months as a tourist, explore, research, and then decide if you want to come back and if you want to apply for a longer-stay visa. Read More
Nexo anyone having trouble contacting them? by SkittleMini
Hi everyoneMy husband and I are preparing to move to Colombia, as he is not a Colombian national he is applying for a visa which after having seen good reviews on this forum we decided to use Nexo for this. They were very proactive up until we ...
Oh no 😢 I've used Nexo Legal a few times and not had any major issues. Now, I do remember in the first engagement, after I paid and we arranged everything, I didn't hear from them for almost a week. I panicked, of course... but eventually ... Read More
Surprising aspects of life in major Colombian cities (testimonials) by Ameerah Arjanee
Hi everyone, I'm a content writer for Expat Magazine, and we're currently seeking testimonials for an upcoming article. If you are (or have ever been) an expat in a major Colombian city, what aspects of life there surprised you the most? Whether ...
@ChineduOpara About the food, the further south you go, the less flavor you will find. Think German food or the Azore Islands, that is because most of the cooking culture was brought to Latin America from Northern Spain who were of German ... Read More
The US Dollar Vs. The Colombian Peso ............. Who's Up? Who's Down? by cccmedia
Weekly close a record.For the first time ever, the exchange closed forthe week with the U.S. Dollar above 5000 Pesos.The closing value for the week endedNovember 4, 2022, is 5092 Pesos to the Dollar.Source... xe.com USD-COP charting
@ChineduOpara Good? It depends on which side of the exchange you are. For US expats a stronger dollar against the peso means their money goes further. For Colombians wishing to export or travel to the US, or to buy dollars for any reason, it's not ... Read More
The US Dollar Vs. The Colombian Peso ............. Who's Up? Who's Down? by cccmedia
Weekly close a record.For the first time ever, the exchange closed forthe week with the U.S. Dollar above 5000 Pesos.The closing value for the week endedNovember 4, 2022, is 5092 Pesos to the Dollar.Source... xe.com USD-COP charting
The Dollar closes above 4400 Pesos. The Dollar was valued at 4402 Colombian Pesos as the the curtain came down on Friday afternoon's exchange. Compared to the last exchange day of 2023, the Dollar is up 13,6 percent for the year versus the ... Read More
Expat from the US by pnaugh
My name is Peter Alspaugh and my family moved here a few years ago due to issues our children had with bad associations. So my wife who is Colombian, we made the decision to move my family Barranquilla. I stayed behind to support them in Colombia. ...
@pnaughWelcome, Pete! You and your family moved TO Barranquilla? Read More
A Check on Petro's Economy Two Years In by futuroexpat
OK, we are two years in with the government of Gustavo Petro. All the "nattering nebobs of negativism" have been proven wrong. The Colombian economy is strong, one of the best in all Latin America. DANE just today released the data:Construction and ...
@South American VoyagerOne could put Nigeria on this list and it'd fit right in 🤷🏽♂️ I wonder if there's ANY "free" and "democratic" developing country on Earth where at least 50% doesn't hate its current president. ... Read More
A Check on Petro's Economy Two Years In by futuroexpat
OK, we are two years in with the government of Gustavo Petro. All the "nattering nebobs of negativism" have been proven wrong. The Colombian economy is strong, one of the best in all Latin America. DANE just today released the data:Construction and ...
@ ChineduOpara - You got to read the book One Hundred Years of Solitude" Gabriel García Márquez and then watch the Netflix series just released a few days ago. As I read your posts, both these on this thread and others, where you show ... Read More
A Check on Petro's Economy Two Years In by futuroexpat
OK, we are two years in with the government of Gustavo Petro. All the "nattering nebobs of negativism" have been proven wrong. The Colombian economy is strong, one of the best in all Latin America. DANE just today released the data:Construction and ...
Funny I am almost 20 years older than you and have a way more positive, youthful outlook on life. - @nico peligro That's very nice. I've met several people who share same sentiment. The reality is that each individual on Earth experiences life ... Read More