Free Colombia tools and calculators
Everything I have built to make a move, a trip or a purchase in Colombia clearer. All free, all in one place. Each one takes a minute or two, and each one saves your progress on your own device.
Not sure where to begin? Start with the visa income calculator →
Colombia Visa Income Calculator
Does your income still clear Colombia’s 2026 visa line? The thresholds are set in pesos and they moved in January. About a minute to find out.
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Colombian Spanish Trainer
Two hundred words and phrases Colombians actually use, with flashcards, a quiz and audio. Free, and no login.
Start learning →
Is Colombia Safe? Readiness Quiz
Most of what happens to foreigners here is avoidable and follows a pattern. Answer honestly and get a readiness score and a safety card built for how you actually travel.
Take the quiz →
Which Colombian City Fits You?
Medellín and Cartagena get the attention. Neither suits everybody. Answer a few questions about heat, pace and budget and see which city matches how you want to live.
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Colombia Cost of Living Calculator
Pick a city, set how you want to live, and see the monthly number in both dollars and pesos — at today’s rate, not a rate somebody used in 2022.
Run my budget →
Why I built these free Colombia tools
I am Shep. Los Angeles was home until 2020; Colombia has been home the six years since, across five cities. These exist to answer the questions that come up most often, with numbers from the ground rather than from a listicle. Nobody pays me a commission or a referral fee, and I hold no license to practice law, accounting or immigration here — for the parts that need one, go to a Colombian attorney or a contador. Start here · the written guides · YouTube · book a Ready Call
Questions about these free Colombia tools
Are these tools really free?
Yes. Every tool on this page is free, with nothing to pay and no trial that expires. They exist because these are the questions I get asked most, and because I would rather you got an honest answer before you spend a peso than after.
Do I have to sign up or log in?
No. Nothing here asks you to make an account, and your progress saves on your own device rather than on my server. You can hand over an email if you want the free Colombia Field Guide, but every tool works all the way through without it.
Who makes these free Colombia tools, and how good are the numbers?
I do — Shep, writing from Santa Marta. Everything is current for 2026, and every peso amount converts at a stated rate on a stated date, taken from the official TRM published by the Banco de la República, because rates move and a figure with no date on it is worth nothing. Treat the output as a careful estimate from somebody who is actually here. When real money is on the line you still want a Colombian attorney, and a contador if tax is in play.
Which of these free Colombia tools should I start with?
Weighing whether the move is possible at all: the visa income calculator, then the cost of living calculator. Sold on Colombia but not on where: which city fits you. Everything written down instead of clicked through is in my Colombia guides.
When you have run the numbers
Take the free Colombia Field Guide with you
The tools answer one question each. The Field Guide is the whole picture in one PDF — real monthly budgets by city, the legal visa paths, and the first-year mistakes that cost people the most.
Send me the free Field Guide →
No account, no trial, no spam. Nothing in the guide is bent by where you end up spending your money, because no developer, clinic or agency pays me to point you at them.
Prefer it written down? The Colombia guides cover the same ground in depth.
GeoGringo · Free Colombia tools · v4 · last reviewed September 5, 2026 · Estimates from six years of living here, not legal, tax or financial advice. No commissions, no referral fees.
