Colombia: Best combo of low cost of living and high quality of life
Colombia continues to get a raw deal when ranked as a retirement or remote working destination by the so-called experts like International Living (IL) and Motley Fool (MF). In IL´s latest ranking, Colombia has fallen to No 10 after being in the top 5 a few years ago. Still not terrible but...their Global Retirement Index... Continue reading→
Colombia: No 1 Country outside the US for a lower cost of living
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution had an excellent article the other day about low cost of living countries outside the US. The author, Avery Newmark, is the Things to Do Content Producer for Access Atlanta. https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/travel/5-countries-outside-the-us-with-a-lower-cost-of-living/JDT5XSULXBHMTDVDM22JDPN3QM/ These are all great choices but Colombia should have been included on the list and probably listed as No 1.... Continue reading→
Just over half of Americans over 65 are living on $30,000 a year or less
According to the US Census Bureau, just over half of Americans over 65 are living on $30,000 or less every year. This situation is the reason we created Extended Stay Colombia. It was reported that about 40 % of the 70 million people on Social Security rely on that small monthly check for 90 %... Continue reading→
Half of US tenants can’t afford to pay their rent
Paying rent above the standard 30% of your monthly income threshold is commonly considered a cost burden. According to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, 22.4 million households pay more than a third of their income in rent. 12 million of those renters are severely cost burdened, which means they are spending more... Continue reading→
Hit the ESC key to Escape to Low Cost Beautiful Colombia
Extended Stay Colombia was designed for Retirees to visit Colombia to see if you might like to live here. Low extended stay rates at our large suites with fully equipped kitchens - 2 adults, 15 nights from $989 Professionally managed apartments - not an Airbnb - our hotel partner has over 30 years experience The...
Colombia has 3 cities in the top 64 lowest cost of living in the world
Numbeo.com, the largest cost of living database just released its list of the least and most expensive cities in the world. Numbeo lists the cost of living index (COLI) for 362 cities Colombia has 3 in the top 64 lowest cost of living in the world. No 53 Bogota with a COLI of 31.7 No... Continue reading→
Top 15 Countries for Dental Tourism
Insider Monkey conducts surveys worldwide. Their latest one lists the top 15 countries for dental. Methodology To identify the top countries for dental tourism, we evaluated countries providing cost-effective and high-quality dental care. We compared the expenses of general dental procedures with those in the United States, selecting countries where the same services were available... Continue reading→
Escape to Colombia for a low cost vacation
Extended Stay Colombia (ESC) offers amazing low cost vacations to Colombia. We offer furnished apartments with fully equipped kitchens and hotel-style amenities in Medellin, Bogota, Cali and Cartagena. Our travel partner, Travelers.com.co, is the largest chain of furnished apartments in Colombia with over 30 years experience and satisfied customers. Travelers came up with the idea... Continue reading→
Expats Around the World Rank Colombia as 17th best place to live
InterNation, the world's largest ExPat community, just completed its 2023 Survey of the best and worst places in the world for ExPats. The Top 10 Expat Destinations Mexico Spain Panama Malaysia Taiwan Thailand Costa Rica Philippines Bahrain Portugal Colombia came in at No 17 which is pretty impressive since Colombia is a relatively newcomer to... Continue reading→
No 1 Reason to take Social Security at 62
The Motley Fool had a good article on the No 1 reason to take Social Security early (age 62). I agree completely...I did it. Yes, there was about a 25 % discount in what I would receive if I waited until 67 or so but I needed the money....pure and simple. Because I was living... Continue reading→