How much do you have to earn to rent in Bogotá? Input required by neighborhood in minimum wages (2026)
Machine-assisted English version of the Spanish original by Aptología. All figures are locked to the original (numbers are copied, not re-translated); if in doubt, the Spanish original prevails.
To rent a medium apartment of 2 rooms in Bogotá without spending more than 30% of the home income, a household needs to earn $7,000,000 per month: 4.0 minimum wages of 2026. With 2 minimum wages ($3,501,810) it only reaches 2.0% of the apartments for rent; in Usme it is enough 1.9 wages and in Chico Alto it is necessary 36.1.
Summary: We calculate the required income with the rule of 30% for 21,044 unique apartments for rent in Bogotá, with the minimum wage of 2026 ($1,750,905).
Updated: 13 October of 2026 · Next update: monthly.
Required income by room
| Rooms | Announcements | Medium monthly total (rental + adm.) | Required income (30%) | Minimum wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,020 | $2,324,642 | $7,748,805 | 4.4 |
| 2 | 7,844 | $2,100,000 | $7,000,000 | 4.0 |
| 3 | 6,084 | $5,955,700 | $19,852,333 | 11.3 |
| 4 or more | 1,094 | $16,111,145 | $53,703,815 | 30.7 |
What part of the offer does your income reach?
| Home income | In pesos | % of apartments you reach |
|---|---|---|
| 1 minimum wage | $1,750,905 | 0.0% |
| 2 wages | $3,501,810 | 2.0% |
| 3 wages | $5,252,715 | 13.9% |
| 4 wages | $7,003,620 | 36.0% |
| 6 wages | $10,505,430 | 54.0% |
Required income by district
| Barrio | Medium term | Medium rental | Medium monthly total | Required income | Minimum wages | Announcements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use me | 3 | $850,000 | $980,000 | $3,266,667 | 1.9 | 93 |
| Bosa | 2 | $1,000,000 | $1,139,074 | $3,796,915 | 2.2 | 159 |
| San Cristóbal | — | $1,168,400 | $1,358,056 | $4,526,852 | 2.6 | 60 |
| Rafael Uribe Uribe | 2 | $1,200,000 | $1,394,785 | $4,649,283 | 2.7 | 77 |
| Madelena | 3 | $1,369,600 | $1,433,800 | $4,779,333 | 2.7 | 35 |
| The Redil | 4 | $1,275,000 | $1,450,000 | $4,833,333 | 2.8 | 164 |
| Ciudad Bolivar | 2 | $1,250,000 | $1,452,901 | $4,843,003 | 2.8 | 132 |
| Big Bridge | 3 | $1,310,000 | $1,510,672 | $5,035,574 | 2.9 | 28 |
| The Brisas | 3 | $1,417,000 | $1,586,667 | $5,288,889 | 3.0 | 32 |
| The Tintal | 3 | $1,450,000 | $1,600,000 | $5,333,333 | 3.0 | 41 |
| Kennedy | 3 | $1,400,000 | $1,627,249 | $5,424,164 | 3.1 | 447 |
| Antonio Nariño | 3 | $1,450,000 | $1,685,365 | $5,617,884 | 3.2 | 67 |
| Fontibon | 3 | $1,500,000 | $1,700,000 | $5,666,667 | 3.2 | 162 |
| Seven of August | 3 | $1,500,000 | $1,700,000 | $5,666,667 | 3.2 | 37 |
| Look at her. | 3 | $1,500,000 | $1,725,500 | $5,751,667 | 3.3 | 52 |
| Engativa | 3 | $1,550,000 | $1,743,481 | $5,811,604 | 3.3 | 373 |
| Fontibon | — | $1,500,000 | $1,743,481 | $5,811,604 | 3.3 | 596 |
| Lake of Torca | 3 | $1,650,000 | $1,800,000 | $6,000,000 | 3.4 | 125 |
| Paloquemao | 3 | $1,600,000 | $1,811,769 | $6,039,231 | 3.4 | 27 |
| White House | 3 | $1,650,000 | $1,813,333 | $6,044,444 | 3.5 | 34 |
| Castile | 3 | $1,600,000 | $1,813,333 | $6,044,444 | 3.5 | 52 |
| The Martyrs | — | $1,576,990 | $1,832,968 | $6,109,894 | 3.5 | 142 |
| Aranda Bridge | 3 | $1,600,000 | $1,859,713 | $6,199,044 | 3.5 | 252 |
| Colombia | 4 | $1,600,000 | $1,859,713 | $6,199,044 | 3.5 | 37 |
| The Veracruz | 3 | $1,700,000 | $1,915,000 | $6,383,333 | 3.6 | 33 |
| Hayuelos | 3 | $1,700,000 | $1,915,333 | $6,384,444 | 3.6 | 46 |
| Up | 4 | $1,650,000 | $1,917,829 | $6,392,764 | 3.7 | 728 |
| Barrios United | 3 | $1,742,442 | $1,933,915 | $6,446,382 | 3.7 | 382 |
| Usaquén | 3 | $1,700,000 | $1,975,945 | $6,586,484 | 3.8 | 529 |
| Turk | 4 | $1,775,000 | $2,000,000 | $6,666,667 | 3.8 | 44 |
| Bogotá | 3 | $1,800,000 | $2,000,000 | $6,666,667 | 3.8 | 71 |
| Alameda | 4 | $1,850,000 | $2,000,000 | $6,666,667 | 3.8 | 47 |
| Teusaquillo | 4 | $1,750,000 | $2,032,340 | $6,774,467 | 3.9 | 291 |
| Santa Fé | — | $1,756,000 | $2,041,035 | $6,803,451 | 3.9 | 220 |
| Upzs La Candelaria | — | $1,800,000 | $2,092,177 | $6,973,925 | 4.0 | 35 |
| Santa Fe | 3 | $1,900,000 | $2,100,000 | $7,000,000 | 4.0 | 31 |
| San Jose De Usaquen | 4 | $1,950,000 | $2,201,312 | $7,337,708 | 4.2 | 45 |
| Montevideo | 4 | $2,000,000 | $2,201,312 | $7,337,708 | 4.2 | 52 |
| San Jose De Bavaria | 4 | $1,980,000 | $2,201,312 | $7,337,708 | 4.2 | 55 |
| Chapinero Chapinero Central | 3 | $1,832,756 | $2,235,275 | $7,450,917 | 4.3 | 27 |
| A,S,D, | 4 | $2,000,000 | $2,283,333 | $7,611,111 | 4.3 | 30 |
| The Plan | 4 | $2,099,000 | $2,295,383 | $7,651,278 | 4.4 | 28 |
| Santa Cecilia | 4 | $2,075,000 | $2,300,000 | $7,666,667 | 4.4 | 25 |
| The Snow | 3 | $1,977,800 | $2,320,000 | $7,733,333 | 4.4 | 97 |
| Central Chapinero | 3 | $2,064,800 | $2,322,361 | $7,741,203 | 4.4 | 126 |
| Chapinero | 4 | $2,100,000 | $2,388,000 | $7,960,000 | 4.5 | 561 |
| Prado Veraniego | 3 | $2,100,000 | $2,480,000 | $8,266,667 | 4.7 | 29 |
| La Candelaria | 3 | $2,000,000 | $2,493,333 | $8,311,111 | 4.7 | 54 |
| Modelia | 4 | $2,200,000 | $2,548,888 | $8,496,293 | 4.9 | 45 |
| The Salle | 4 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $8,666,667 | 4.9 | 33 |
| Polo Club | 4 | $2,400,000 | $2,720,000 | $9,066,667 | 5.2 | 31 |
| Marly. | 4 | $2,375,500 | $2,750,000 | $9,166,667 | 5.2 | 26 |
| Country Hill | 4 | $2,400,000 | $2,799,000 | $9,330,000 | 5.3 | 165 |
| International Centre | 4 | $2,600,000 | $2,873,232 | $9,577,439 | 5.5 | 116 |
| Nice. | 4 | $2,500,000 | $2,899,939 | $9,666,464 | 5.5 | 27 |
| Cedrites | 4 | $2,650,000 | $3,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 5.7 | 344 |
| Santa Teresa | 4 | $2,750,000 | $3,050,000 | $10,166,667 | 5.8 | 33 |
| Fifth Paredes | 4 | $2,950,000 | $3,056,575 | $10,188,583 | 5.8 | 40 |
| Samper | 4 | $2,750,000 | $3,114,090 | $10,380,301 | 5.9 | 32 |
| Mazuren | 4 | $2,800,000 | $3,186,110 | $10,620,366 | 6.1 | 35 |
| La Castellana | 4 | $2,800,000 | $3,230,522 | $10,768,407 | 6.2 | 48 |
| Pardo Blonde | 4 | $2,981,400 | $3,309,200 | $11,030,667 | 6.3 | 39 |
| The Cedritos | 4 | $2,853,000 | $3,356,000 | $11,186,667 | 6.4 | 25 |
| The Macarena | 4 | $3,000,000 | $3,385,000 | $11,283,333 | 6.4 | 52 |
| Happiness | 4 | $3,100,000 | $3,500,000 | $11,666,667 | 6.7 | 73 |
| San Martin | 4 | $3,300,000 | $3,600,000 | $12,000,000 | 6.9 | 33 |
| Nicolas De Federman | 4 | $3,350,000 | $3,707,473 | $12,358,244 | 7.1 | 49 |
| Soledad | 4 | $3,200,000 | $3,720,000 | $12,400,000 | 7.1 | 25 |
| Chapinero Alto | 4 | $3,250,000 | $3,747,500 | $12,491,667 | 7.1 | 134 |
| City of Salitre | 4 | $3,400,000 | $3,823,332 | $12,744,439 | 7.3 | 113 |
| Belmira | 4 | $3,650,000 | $3,927,524 | $13,091,748 | 7.5 | 28 |
| Lisbon | 5 | $3,650,000 | $4,042,570 | $13,475,234 | 7.7 | 34 |
| Alhambra | 5 | $3,500,000 | $4,054,000 | $13,513,333 | 7.7 | 25 |
| Long Bridge | 5 | $3,500,000 | $4,076,305 | $13,587,684 | 7.8 | 27 |
| Pasadena | 5 | $3,600,000 | $4,100,000 | $13,666,667 | 7.8 | 43 |
| North boy Iii | 6 | $4,550,000 | $4,726,000 | $15,753,333 | 9.0 | 45 |
| Santa Barbara Oriental | 5 | $4,000,150 | $4,780,500 | $15,935,000 | 9.1 | 74 |
| Altos De Bella Switzerland | 5 | $4,000,000 | $4,800,000 | $16,000,000 | 9.1 | 25 |
| Quinta Camacho | 4 | $4,170,500 | $4,831,000 | $16,103,333 | 9.2 | 38 |
| La Calleja | 5 | $4,783,500 | $5,229,310 | $17,431,034 | 10.0 | 59 |
| Santa Barbara | 6 | $4,600,000 | $5,240,964 | $17,469,880 | 10.0 | 381 |
| Bella Switzerland | 5 | $4,500,000 | $5,240,964 | $17,469,880 | 10.0 | 134 |
| Santa Barbara Occidental | 5 | $4,607,500 | $5,375,000 | $17,916,667 | 10.2 | 140 |
| Santa Barbara Central | 6 | $4,900,000 | $5,514,000 | $18,380,000 | 10.5 | 165 |
| Usaquen | 6 | $5,100,000 | $6,021,379 | $20,071,264 | 11.5 | 114 |
| Old Country | 5 | $5,500,000 | $6,181,000 | $20,603,333 | 11.8 | 137 |
| Emaus | 6 | $5,825,000 | $6,295,000 | $20,983,333 | 12.0 | 26 |
| Rincon Del Chico | 6 | $5,500,000 | $6,300,000 | $21,000,000 | 12.0 | 53 |
| North Boy Et. Iii | 6 | $5,500,000 | $6,359,247 | $21,197,489 | 12.1 | 68 |
| Saint Patrick | 6 | $5,600,000 | $6,500,000 | $21,666,667 | 12.4 | 201 |
| Santa Paula | 6 | $5,575,000 | $6,595,000 | $21,983,333 | 12.6 | 132 |
| Navarra boy | 6 | $6,350,000 | $6,800,000 | $22,666,667 | 12.9 | 114 |
| Santa Bibiana | 6 | $6,500,000 | $7,000,000 | $23,333,333 | 13.3 | 75 |
| Chicó Navarra | 6 | $6,400,000 | $7,252,414 | $24,174,713 | 13.8 | 66 |
| North mills | 6 | $6,418,500 | $7,307,000 | $24,356,667 | 13.9 | 36 |
| North Boy | 6 | $6,500,000 | $7,364,000 | $24,546,667 | 14.0 | 666 |
| North Chicó | 6 | $6,500,000 | $7,553,448 | $25,178,161 | 14.4 | 55 |
| Boy | 6 | $7,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $26,666,667 | 15.2 | 325 |
| The Boy | 6 | $7,941,500 | $8,633,000 | $28,776,667 | 16.4 | 138 |
| Del Virrey Park | 6 | $7,500,000 | $8,642,259 | $28,807,529 | 16.5 | 46 |
| North Boy Et. I | 6 | $7,750,000 | $9,006,034 | $30,020,115 | 17.1 | 46 |
| Virrey boy | 6 | $8,000,000 | $9,296,552 | $30,988,506 | 17.7 | 51 |
| The Viceroy | 6 | $8,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $31,666,667 | 18.1 | 127 |
| The Carolina | 6 | $9,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $31,666,667 | 18.1 | 130 |
| Viceroy | 6 | $8,300,000 | $9,550,201 | $31,834,003 | 18.2 | 61 |
| North Boy I | 6 | $8,500,000 | $9,877,586 | $32,925,287 | 18.8 | 27 |
| The Nogal | 6 | $10,000,000 | $11,039,655 | $36,798,851 | 21.0 | 189 |
| Bellavista | 6 | $9,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $38,333,333 | 21.9 | 38 |
| Rosals | 6 | $10,500,000 | $11,925,000 | $39,750,000 | 22.7 | 112 |
| Nogal | 6 | $10,250,000 | $12,050,000 | $40,166,667 | 22.9 | 42 |
| Santa Ana | 6 | $11,500,000 | $12,750,000 | $42,500,000 | 24.3 | 52 |
| Chicó Alto | 6 | $10,950,000 | $12,858,845 | $42,862,817 | 24.5 | 26 |
| The Rosals | 6 | $11,000,000 | $13,216,000 | $44,053,333 | 25.2 | 451 |
| Reserved Boy | 6 | $11,500,000 | $13,300,000 | $44,333,333 | 25.3 | 241 |
| Chicó Reservado | 6 | $11,500,000 | $13,310,000 | $44,366,667 | 25.3 | 61 |
| The Refuge | 6 | $12,000,000 | $13,741,000 | $45,803,333 | 26.2 | 123 |
| Museum Boy | 6 | $13,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $46,666,667 | 26.7 | 31 |
| Medina Forest | 6 | $13,350,000 | $14,250,000 | $47,500,000 | 27.1 | 46 |
| The Rosals | 6 | $13,750,000 | $15,000,000 | $50,000,000 | 28.6 | 62 |
| The Cabrera | 6 | $14,500,000 | $16,000,000 | $53,333,333 | 30.5 | 439 |
| Refuge | 6 | $13,387,000 | $16,000,000 | $53,333,333 | 30.5 | 32 |
| La Cabrera boy | 6 | $14,500,000 | $16,300,000 | $54,333,333 | 31.0 | 56 |
| Santa Ana Oriental | 6 | $15,000,000 | $17,175,000 | $57,250,000 | 32.7 | 72 |
| Cabrera | 6 | $15,000,000 | $17,215,517 | $57,385,057 | 32.8 | 108 |
| Santa Barbara Alta | 6 | $15,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $60,000,000 | 34.3 | 103 |
| Forests of the Marques | 6 | $15,800,000 | $18,000,000 | $60,000,000 | 34.3 | 27 |
| High Boy | 6 | $16,000,000 | $18,940,000 | $63,133,333 | 36.1 | 44 |
How to use it to decide: sum up the income of the whole household, multiply it by 0.3 and that's your rent ceiling plus HOA fee. Many real estate and insurance companies require that the income be 2.5 to 3 times the rent; this table tells you in which neighborhoods you meet.
Frequently asked questions
How much do you have to earn to rent in Bogotá? For a 2 medium rooms, $7,000,000 per month (4.0 minimum wages), if the rent with HOA fee does not exceed 30% of the income, cut to 13 October of 2026.
What can I rent in Bogotá with 2 minimum wages? 2.0% of apartments for rent meet the 30% rule with $3,501,810 of household income.
Methodology
- Source: daily intake base of Aptology, with public ads of Metroocuadrado, Fincaraíz, Cienalquís, Rentola and alchem.com. Court as at 13 October of 2026.
- Filters: live ads that pass quality control, in Bogotá, rent between $400,000 and $30,000,000. TikTok and Facebook Market are excluded.
- Duplicate: one ad is left per group of duplicates (the same building on several portals).
- 30% rule: required income = (rental + HOA fee) / 0.30. Minimum wage 2026: $1,750,905 (Decree 1469 of 2025). If the listing does not publish the HOA fee and does not include it, it is estimated with the median proportion HOA fee / rental of its estrato. Barrios with 25 ads or more.
- Limitations: are prices ordered, not closed. The neighborhoods and localities come as each portal writes.
- Open data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
How to quote
Pinzón Pineda, D. M. (2026). How much do you have to earn to rent in Bogotá? Input required by neighborhood in minimum wages (2026). Aptology. https://www.aptologia.com/estudios/ingreso-necesario-para-alquilar-por-barrio-bogota. Data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
Sources and data
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23349749 (Zenodo)
- Original study (Spanish): ¿Cuánto hay que ganar para arrendar en Bogotá? Ingreso necesario por barrio en salarios mínimos (2026)
- GitHub (CSV, PDF): https://github.com/elbroker/aptologia-datos/tree/main/estudios/ingreso-necesario-para-arrendar-por-barrio-bogota
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/datasets/aptologia/ingreso-necesario-para-arrendar-por-barrio-bogota-2026