Rental of rooms in Bogotá: how much one room per town costs (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.
Landing a room in Bogotá costs at the median $900,000 per month (half of the ads are between $700,000 and $1,200,000), compared to $1,900,000 of a studio. The 43.5% of the rooms demand half a minimum wage ($875,452) or less.
Abstract: We analyze 115 unique rooms for rent in Bogotá.
Updated: 18 October 2026 (data from 18 October 2026) · Next update: monthly.
Summary
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Medium rental of one room | $900,000 |
| Typical range (P25 - P75) | $700,000 – $1,200,000 |
| Medium rental of a study facility | $1,900,000 |
| Rooms at half minimum wage or less | 43.5% |
| Rooms analysed | 115 |
By location (10 ads or more)
| Location | Medium rental | Announcements |
|---|---|---|
| Usaquén | $1,100,000 | 22 |
| Up | $985,000 | 24 |
| Teusaquillo | $950,000 | 23 |
| Barrios United | $745,000 | 12 |
How to use it to decide: a room costs much less than a studio, but confirms what includes (services, internet, kitchen and washing machine use) and the rules of the house. He asks for a written contract even if it's short.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to rent a room in Bogotá? The median is $900,000 per month; half of the ads are between $700,000 and $1,200,000 (data from 18 October of 2026).
Is it cheaper to rent a room than a studio apartment in Bogotá? Yes: $900,000 versus $1,900,000 median for a study.
Where is it cheaper to rent a room in Bogotá? Among the locations with 10 ads or more, in Barrios Unidos ($745,000).
Methodology
- Source: live housing ads collected by the intake of Aptology in Metrocuadrado, Fincaraíz, Cienaltes, Wasi, Habi, Houm and Domus, from 11 to 18 October of 2026. Court: 18 October of 2026.
- Debugging: the same property published several times is counted only once (grouping by portal and, between portals, by price, area, rooms and coordinates). Prices and areas out of range are excluded and, for rent, HOA fee is subtracted when the portal includes it in the rental.
- What is measured: prices ordered (published), not closing prices.
- Room: ad classified as a room by the portal (almost all in one portal). By location, only with 10 ads or more; the complete study exceeds 80 ads. Small sample: use it as a reference.
- Limitations: are prices ordered in portals, which may differ from the final value of rental or sale. The coverage is higher in the north of Bogotá and in estratos 4 to 6, because the published offer is concentrated there. The neighborhoods and the town come from what each portal writes; when the town is missing it is assigned by the nearest neighbouring ads.
- Open data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
How to quote
Pinzón Pineda, D. M. (2026). Rental of rooms in Bogotá: how much one room per town costs (October 2026). Aptology. https://www.aptologia.com/estudios/alquiler-de-habitaciones-bogota-2026. Data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
Sources and data
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23454199 (Zenodo)
- Original study (Spanish): Arriendo de habitaciones en Bogotá: cuánto cuesta una habitación por localidad (octubre 2026)
- GitHub (CSV, PDF): https://github.com/elbroker/aptologia-datos/tree/main/estudios/arriendo-de-habitaciones-bogota-2026
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/datasets/aptologia/arriendo-de-habitaciones-bogota-2026