Real cost of moving to an apartment in Bogotá: rent + HOA fee and payment of entry (October 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.
The real cost of an apartment for rent in Bogotá is the rent plus HOA fee: in a 2 estrato rooms 3 are $1,650,000 per month (rental $1,508,100) and in estrato 4, $2,768,000 (rental $2,500,000). To enter, the first typical payment is a full month (rent + HOA fee). If you rent with real estate, add up the policy study (about 5% + VAT of the rent): about $1,739,732 in estrato 3. In Colombia, the 820 Act of 2003 does not allow for the requirement of deposits in money.
Summary: 11,051 apartments with published HOA fee (separate or included), without duplicates, cut at 12 October of 2026.
Updated: 12 October of 2026 · Next update: monthly.
What you pay a month and to enter, by estrato and rooms
| Estratum · rooms | Medium rental | Rental + HOA fee | Typical range (p25-p75) | Entry without real estate | Entry with policy study | Announcements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage 2 · 2 hab | $1,100,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,028,000 – $1,500,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,365,450 | 151 |
| Sage 2 · 3 hab | $1,155,000 | $1,200,000 | $995,000 – $1,425,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,268,722 | 51 |
| Sage 3 · 1 hab | $1,640,500 | $1,800,000 | $1,500,000 – $2,222,912 | $1,800,000 | $1,897,610 | 592 |
| Sage 3 · 2 hab | $1,508,100 | $1,650,000 | $1,450,000 – $1,920,000 | $1,650,000 | $1,739,732 | 857 |
| Sage 3 · 3 hab | $1,790,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,539,500 – $2,500,000 | $1,900,000 | $2,006,505 | 336 |
| Sage 4 · 1 hab | $2,000,000 | $2,240,000 | $1,859,500 – $2,800,000 | $2,240,000 | $2,359,000 | 968 |
| Sage 4 · 2 hab | $2,500,000 | $2,768,000 | $2,000,000 – $3,600,000 | $2,768,000 | $2,916,750 | 783 |
| Sage 4 · 3 hab | $3,200,000 | $3,600,000 | $2,900,000 – $4,500,000 | $3,600,000 | $3,790,400 | 675 |
| Sage 5 · 1 hab | $3,000,000 | $3,322,000 | $2,700,000 – $4,179,500 | $3,322,000 | $3,500,500 | 491 |
| Sage 5 · 2 hab | $4,200,000 | $4,700,000 | $3,796,250 – $6,243,750 | $4,700,000 | $4,949,900 | 448 |
| Sage 5 · 3 hab | $6,300,000 | $6,950,000 | $4,990,000 – $10,000,000 | $6,950,000 | $7,324,850 | 509 |
| Sage 6 · 1 hab | $4,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $3,500,000 – $5,800,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,738,000 | 906 |
| Sage 6 · 2 hab | $7,500,000 | $8,010,000 | $5,800,000 – $11,000,000 | $8,010,000 | $8,456,250 | 1,173 |
| Sage 6 · 3 hab | $12,000,000 | $13,594,500 | $9,503,750 – $18,600,000 | $13,594,500 | $14,308,500 | 2,192 |
By neighborhood (rental + HOA fee, medium)
| Barrio | Medium rental | Rental + HOA fee | Announcements |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Redil | $1,150,000 | $1,400,000 | 131 |
| Look at her. | $1,230,000 | $1,400,000 | 35 |
| Lakes of Torca | $1,600,000 | $1,700,000 | 87 |
| San jose de Bavaria | $2,000,000 | $2,066,500 | 46 |
| Alameda | $1,900,000 | $2,125,000 | 36 |
| The Snow | $1,950,000 | $2,245,000 | 47 |
| Central Chapinero | $2,094,300 | $2,333,000 | 76 |
| Country Hill | $2,300,000 | $2,511,500 | 124 |
| International Centre | $2,500,000 | $2,700,000 | 71 |
| La Castellana | $2,425,000 | $2,768,500 | 30 |
| Cedrites | $2,600,000 | $3,000,000 | 288 |
| Fifth Paredes | $2,950,000 | $3,000,000 | 30 |
| Mazuren | $2,800,000 | $3,168,400 | 32 |
| The Macarena | $3,000,000 | $3,385,000 | 34 |
| Happiness | $3,100,000 | $3,500,000 | 33 |
| Nicolas De Federman | $3,375,000 | $3,578,500 | 40 |
| City of Salitre | $3,500,000 | $3,700,000 | 75 |
| Chapinero Alto | $3,029,850 | $3,715,000 | 90 |
| North boy Iii | $4,500,000 | $4,700,000 | 43 |
| Santa Barbara Oriental | $3,975,000 | $4,761,000 | 54 |
| La Calleja | $4,500,000 | $4,900,000 | 43 |
| Santa Barbara Occidental | $4,456,500 | $5,041,325 | 102 |
| Santa Barbara | $4,500,000 | $5,063,350 | 298 |
| Santa Barbara Central | $5,031,000 | $5,800,000 | 127 |
| Old Country | $5,110,000 | $5,836,000 | 106 |
| Bella Switzerland | $5,700,000 | $5,950,000 | 94 |
| North Boy Et. Iii | $5,221,800 | $6,143,600 | 49 |
| Rincon Del Chico | $5,500,000 | $6,466,600 | 52 |
| Saint Patrick | $5,616,700 | $6,500,000 | 147 |
| Santa Paula | $5,650,000 | $6,650,000 | 117 |
| Santa Bibiana | $6,500,000 | $7,055,556 | 56 |
| North boy | $6,500,000 | $7,146,800 | 558 |
| Navarra boy | $6,500,000 | $7,200,000 | 143 |
| North Boy Et. I | $6,750,000 | $7,450,000 | 32 |
| Boy | $7,250,000 | $8,150,000 | 236 |
| Viceroy | $8,000,000 | $8,500,000 | 39 |
| The Viceroy | $8,300,000 | $8,500,000 | 107 |
| Del Virrey Park | $7,500,000 | $8,684,500 | 36 |
| Virrey boy | $8,590,918 | $9,340,918 | 38 |
| The boy. | $8,681,836 | $9,396,000 | 109 |
| The Carolina | $9,500,000 | $9,817,004 | 104 |
| The Nogal | $10,000,000 | $10,950,000 | 151 |
| Nogal | $9,500,000 | $11,500,000 | 38 |
| Rosals | $10,500,000 | $12,000,000 | 97 |
| The Rosals | $10,997,000 | $12,600,000 | 370 |
| Reserved Boy | $11,500,000 | $13,310,000 | 261 |
| Santa Ana | $12,275,000 | $13,440,000 | 44 |
| The Refuge | $12,000,000 | $13,741,000 | 99 |
| The Rosals | $13,500,000 | $14,454,000 | 51 |
| Medina Forest | $13,500,000 | $14,500,000 | 39 |
| High Boy | $13,800,000 | $15,500,000 | 63 |
| La Cabrera boy | $14,000,000 | $15,620,000 | 49 |
| The Cabrera | $14,650,000 | $16,000,000 | 354 |
| Santa Ana Oriental | $14,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 62 |
| Cabrera | $15,000,000 | $16,875,000 | 94 |
| Santa Barbara Alta | $15,000,000 | $17,773,841 | 95 |
What includes the "input" (and what does not)
- Yes: first month of rent + HOA fee (measured in the ads) and, with real estate, the study of the policy estimated at 5% + VAT of the rent, taken from the public tariff used in our study Lease and what is paid before the keys,
- No: business, public services or brokerage commission (usually paid by the owner). Deposit: Article 16 of Act 820 of 2003 prohibits the requirement of money deposits in urban housing rentals; if requested, it is irregular.
- The entrance is a estimate: the policy study varies by insurance and real estate.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to move to an apartment in Bogotá? The first typical payment is a month of rent + HOA fee: $1,650,000 in a 2 estrato rooms 3 and $2,768,000 in estrato 4. With real estate, add the policy study (about $89,732 in estrato 3).
How much is paid a month for an apartment in Bogotá? The median rental + HOA fee is $4,500,000 in 11,051 ads; it depends a lot on the estrato (see table).
Can I get a deposit to rent? Not in money. Article 16 of the 820 Act of 2003 prohibits the requirement of cash deposits or other real captivity in urban housing rentals. The usual is a policy or a co-debtor.
How much does the HOA fee add to the rent? In a 2 estrato rooms 3 it amounts to $141,900 per month; in estrato 4, $268,000. See the study of rate of HOA fee,
How much does the lease policy study cost? In the revised public charges is about 5% + VAT of the rent, charged once. Here we use it as an estimate.
Methodology
- Source: daily intake base of Aptology, with public ads of Metroocuadrado, Fincaraíz, Cienalquís, Rentola and alchem.com. Court as at 12 October of 2026.
- Filters: live ads that pass quality control, only apartments 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). There are 21,042 unique apartments.
- Rental + HOA fee: if the ad says HOA fee included, the total is the rent; if it is published separately, it is added (between $30,000 and $5,000,000 and less than the rent). Unreported announcements are excluded.
- Entry with policy study: Total monthly + 5% × 1.19 of the medium rental (estimate, not measured in the ads).
- Limitations: are prices ordered, not closed. The neighborhoods come as each portal writes, so the same sector can appear with two names. Only groups with at least 20 ads are published.
- Open data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
How to quote
Pinzón Pineda, D. M. (2026). Real cost of moving to an apartment in Bogotá: rent + HOA fee and payment of entry (October 2026). Aptology. https://www.aptologia.com/estudios/costo-real-de-mudarse-bogota. Data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
Sources and data
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23342286 (Zenodo)
- Original study (Spanish): Costo real de mudarse a un apartamento en Bogotá: arriendo + administración y pago de entrada (octubre 2026)
- GitHub (CSV, PDF): https://github.com/elbroker/aptologia-datos/tree/main/estudios/costo-real-de-mudarse-bogota
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/datasets/aptologia/costo-real-de-mudarse-bogota-2026
More questions
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