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✈️Visa & Residency
Digital Nomad Visa (Type V) — requires proof of ~$900-1,000/mo income for 3 months, health insurance, and clean criminal record. Valid up to 2 years.
Retirement Visa (Type M) — requires $750+/mo pension or 3x minimum wage. 2026 update: approvals for both have tightened; IT/tech workers are favored for digital nomad.
Retirement Visa (Type M) — requires $750+/mo pension or 3x minimum wage. 2026 update: approvals for both have tightened; IT/tech workers are favored for digital nomad.
💰Cost of Living
Excluding rent, a single person needs ~$500 USD/mo
a family of four ~$1,800 USD/mo.
Rent (1-bed, city center): Bogotá ~$700, Cartagena ~$750, Medellín ~$600, Cali ~$450.
Groceries run COP 25,000-40,000/day per person.
Overall 60-70% below US major cities
— Medellín runs $1,000-1,800/mo all-in for a comfortable life.
a family of four ~$1,800 USD/mo.
Rent (1-bed, city center): Bogotá ~$700, Cartagena ~$750, Medellín ~$600, Cali ~$450.
Groceries run COP 25,000-40,000/day per person.
Overall 60-70% below US major cities
— Medellín runs $1,000-1,800/mo all-in for a comfortable life.
💡Key Fact
Colombia's digital nomad visa approvals have become unpredictable in 2025-2026
— the government now favors applicants in IT or with visible foreign employers.
Safety has improved dramatically in major cities but varies by neighborhood.
— the government now favors applicants in IT or with visible foreign employers.
Safety has improved dramatically in major cities but varies by neighborhood.
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