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Colombia
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Latest Colombia articles
- Travel guide·10 min
Travel to Colombia: complete money guide (COP)
Complete travel money overview for Colombia: COP, budgets, declaration baseline, payment culture in Bogotá, Medellín, Cartagena, and links to specialist card/ATM/FX guides.
- Banks & rails·10 min
Money in Colombia: banks, ACH Colombia & COP
Banks and payment rails in Colombia - Bancolombia, Davivienda, Banco de Bogotá, how ACH Colombia / Bre-B/instant initiatives work, and when tourists need a local account.
- Cards·9 min
Best travel card for Colombia: fees, DCC & backups
Travel card criteria for Colombia - FX fees, chip/PIN, DCC refusal, credit vs debit vs multi-currency, and backup cards when acceptance gaps appear.
- Cash rules·9 min
Cash rules for Colombia: declaration limits & how much to carry
Taking cash into Colombia - declaration baseline, how much COP to carry, ATM refill logic, and theft-aware handling.
- Trip cost·9 min
Cost of travel in Colombia: daily budgets & seasons
Travel costs in Colombia - daily USD 35-110, seasonality, city premiums, sample week math, and FX traps that inflate real spend.
- How to pay·9 min
How to pay in Colombia: cards, cash, QR & tipping
How to pay as a visitor in Colombia - card acceptance, cash gaps, QR/resident rails, tipping norms, and terminal DCC habits.
- ATMs·9 min
ATMs in Colombia: fees, safety & withdrawal strategy
Using ATMs in Colombia - Bancolombia vs tourist machines, fee layers, DCC, how much COP to withdraw, and failures.
- FX·9 min
COP exchange for Colombia: mid-market strategy
Exchange money for Colombia - mid-market COP benchmarking, airport traps, ATM vs desks, multi-country conversion, cards vs cash FX.
- Tips·8 min
Travel money tips for Colombia: field checklist
Practical travel money tips for Colombia - pre-trip setup, on-ground habits, scams, transport, and emergency funding around Bogotá.
- Trip planning·9 min
Trip planning for Colombia: money checklist before you fly
Money-first trip planning for Colombia - seasons, visas, daily budgets, instruments, specialist guide links, and a 7-day pre-departure timeline.
- Life abroad·10 min
Living in Colombia: complete expat money system
Living in Colombia - first 30 days, cost snapshot, payment culture, system design, visas, and links to banking, rent, healthcare, and getting-paid guides.
- Cost of living·9 min
Cost of living in Colombia: expat budget breakdown
Cost of living in Colombia - monthly USD 800-2000, rent drivers, city premiums, and FX drag on foreign income.
- Banking·10 min
How to open a bank account in Colombia as a foreigner
Open a bank account in Colombia - eligibility, documents, step-by-step sequence at Bancolombia / Davivienda, rails unlock, and bridge plan.
- Getting paid·10 min
Getting paid in Colombia: salary, freelance & remote work
Get paid while living in Colombia - salary rails, foreign employers, freelance invoices, stablecoin income, and ACH Colombia payout design.
- Expat banking·9 min
Banking in Colombia for expats: accounts & controls
Expat banking in Colombia - local COP accounts, multi-currency collection, Bancolombia, Davivienda, Banco de Bogotá, payment culture, and security controls.
- Housing·10 min
Renting in Colombia: deposits, transfers & landlord payments
Renting in Colombia as an expat - deposits, first-month cashflow, landlord payment rails (ACH Colombia), Bogotá market notes, scams.
- Healthcare money·9 min
Healthcare costs & payments in Colombia for expats
Healthcare money in Colombia - insurance design, public vs private access, clinic payments in Bogotá, buffers, and emergency funding.
- Send money·9 min
Sending money from Colombia: remittances & transfers
Send money from Colombia - remittance paths, SWIFT vs local payouts, stablecoin options, Bancolombia starting point, compliance tips.
- Moving·10 min
Moving to Colombia: money checklist for a clean landing
Moving to Colombia - visa money path, runway, first-month cashflow, bank onboarding at Bancolombia, systems checklist.
- Avoid these·9 min
Expat money mistakes in Colombia (and how to avoid them)
Common expat money mistakes in Colombia - FX drag, SWIFT habits, backups, deposit scams, records, healthcare buffers, treasury controls.