Students' rooms in Bogotá: apartment and 1 room close to the universities (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.
Close to the universities of Bogotá, the 1 cheapest apartment is in Seven of August (Barrios Unidos), with a medium rental of $1,500,000. By location, the median goes from $1,500,000 in Los Martyrs to $2,400,000 in Chapinero.
Abstract: We analyze 1,408 apartment and studios of 1 room for rent, unique, in 6 localities with more universities in Bogotá.
Updated: 13 October of 2026 · Next update: monthly.
By locality
| Location | Medium rental | Announcements |
|---|---|---|
| The Martyrs | $1,500,000 | 51 |
| La Candelaria | $1,850,000 | 29 |
| Teusaquillo | $1,900,000 | 206 |
| Barrios United | $1,950,000 | 198 |
| Santa Fe | $1,988,400 | 274 |
| Chapinero | $2,400,000 | 650 |
Barrios (10 ads or more)
| Barrio | Location | Medium rental | Medium area | % below $1,500,000 | Announcements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven of August | Barrios United | $1,500,000 | 25 m² | 89.3% | 28 |
| Usatama | The Martyrs | $1,675,000 | 26 m² | 40.0% | 10 |
| Marly. | Chapinero | $1,700,000 | 34 m² | 26.7% | 15 |
| South Western Chapinero | Teusaquillo | $1,717,000 | 27 m² | 30.0% | 20 |
| The Veracruz | Santa Fe | $1,722,500 | 25 m² | 19.6% | 46 |
| Great America | Teusaquillo | $1,800,000 | 24 m² | 10.0% | 20 |
| Chapinero Urban Zone | Chapinero | $1,800,000 | 30 m² | 14.3% | 14 |
| Central Chapinero | Chapinero | $1,800,000 | 30 m² | 16.1% | 87 |
| José Joaquín Vargas | Barrios United | $1,850,000 | 30 m² | 7.7% | 13 |
| Sucre | Chapinero | $1,850,000 | 34 m² | 17.4% | 23 |
| Colombia | Barrios United | $1,850,000 | 25 m² | 9.1% | 11 |
| The Remembrance | Teusaquillo | $1,900,000 | 30 m² | 8.3% | 36 |
| The Snow | Santa Fe | $1,900,000 | 31 m² | 14.7% | 68 |
| Santa Barbara | La Candelaria | $1,925,000 | 31 m² | 30.0% | 10 |
| Pardo Blonde | Chapinero | $2,000,000 | 36 m² | 0.0% | 16 |
| Quesada | Teusaquillo | $2,050,000 | 31 m² | 25.0% | 16 |
| La Castellana | Barrios United | $2,100,000 | 22 m² | 6.9% | 29 |
| San Felipe | Barrios United | $2,100,000 | 24 m² | 18.2% | 11 |
| The Macarena | Santa Fe | $2,200,000 | 41 m² | 13.3% | 15 |
| International Centre | Santa Fe | $2,200,000 | 32 m² | 9.7% | 31 |
| Juan Xxii | Barrios United | $2,250,000 | 40 m² | 11.1% | 18 |
| Polo Club | Barrios United | $2,300,000 | 29 m² | 14.3% | 21 |
| Alcazares | Barrios United | $2,300,000 | 38 m² | 0.0% | 13 |
| San Martin | Santa Fe | $2,400,000 | 37 m² | 3.8% | 26 |
| Samper | Santa Fe | $2,431,700 | 33 m² | 0.0% | 38 |
| Chapinero Alto Zona Urbana | Chapinero | $2,500,000 | 45 m² | 0.0% | 17 |
| Quinta Camacho | Chapinero | $2,690,000 | 36 m² | 0.0% | 15 |
| Nicolas De Federman | Teusaquillo | $2,700,000 | 43 m² | 0.0% | 11 |
| Chapinero Alto | Chapinero | $2,700,000 | 43 m² | 6.1% | 33 |
| Egypt | La Candelaria | $2,760,000 | 39 m² | 10.0% | 10 |
| Emaus | Chapinero | $2,800,000 | 45 m² | 0.0% | 11 |
| Fifth Paredes | Teusaquillo | $2,900,000 | 32 m² | 0.0% | 12 |
| La Porciuncula | Chapinero | $3,000,000 | 45 m² | 0.0% | 13 |
| Maria Cristina | Chapinero | $3,343,000 | 55 m² | 10.0% | 10 |
| North Chicó | Chapinero | $3,700,000 | 40 m² | 0.0% | 37 |
| Old Country | Chapinero | $3,872,000 | 55 m² | 0.0% | 19 |
| North Boy Et. Iii | Chapinero | $4,085,000 | 51 m² | 0.0% | 59 |
| North Boy Et. I | Chapinero | $4,200,000 | 52 m² | 0.0% | 35 |
| Boy | Chapinero | $4,650,000 | 57 m² | 0.0% | 10 |
| The Rosals | Chapinero | $6,000,000 | 90 m² | 0.0% | 11 |
How to use it to decide: set your cap (e.g. $1,500,000) and use the last column to see which neighborhoods you have more options within it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest student neighborhood in Bogotá? Near the universities (Chapinero, Teusaquillo, Santa Fe, La Candelaria, Barrios Unidas and Los Martyrs), Seven of August, with $1,500,000 a month for a studio or 1 room, cut to 13 October of 2026.
How much is a studio in Chapinero? The median for study or 1 room is $2,400,000 per month.
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).
- University area: the towns of Chapinero, Teusaquillo, Santa Fe, La Candelaria, Barrios Unidas and Los Martyrs, where most universities are located. Barrios with 10 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). Students' rooms in Bogotá: apartment and 1 room close to the universities (2026). Aptology. https://www.aptologia.com/estudios/barrios-para-estudiantes-bogota. Data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
Sources and data
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23344664 (Zenodo)
- Original study (Spanish): Barrios para estudiantes en Bogotá: apartaestudios y 1 habitación cerca de las universidades (2026)
- GitHub (CSV, PDF): https://github.com/elbroker/aptologia-datos/tree/main/estudios/barrios-para-estudiantes-bogota
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/datasets/aptologia/barrios-para-estudiantes-bogota-2026