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How much does a trip to Bogotá cost?

What a trip to Bogotá costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.

Food, getting around and sights in Bogotá come to COP 130,000–170,000 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

Full Bogotá guide

Your trip

How much money you still need

Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.

6 nights

Counted at the child fares each operator publishes.

Travel style

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

Accommodation

We have no sample of hotel prices for this city yet, so we will not guess one. Type what you have seen and the lodging tax is worked out from it.

Adjust accommodation, food and the rest

In local currency. We do not estimate this: nobody knows what you will buy.

Already paid for

You still need, flights aside

COP 1,900,000–2,400,000

≈ $590 – $740 · rate of October 6, 2026

COP 140,000–170,000 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people

Expected
COP 1,900,000–2,400,000
Most trips land in here
Set aside
COP 2,400,000
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
COP 320,000
15% of the trip
  • FoodCOP 960,000–1,400,000
  • Getting aroundCOP 200,000–300,000
  • Airport, both waysCOP 14,000
  • Sights and activitiesCOP 290,000–490,000
  • Nights outCOP 160,000–290,000
  • Lodging tax and odds and endsCOP 73,000–110,000

Of that, in cash: COP 520,000–1,000,000

The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.

  • Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
  • Flights are not included.
  • You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles

What a day in Bogotá costs, by how you travel

Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.

Budget

COP 100,000–140,000 per person per day

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, public transport and the odd paid sight.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
COP 68,000–97,000
Getting aroundPublic transport
COP 14,000–21,000
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
COP 11,000–18,000
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
COP 4,700–6,800

Mid-range

COP 130,000–170,000 per person per day

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
COP 68,000–97,000
Getting aroundPublic transport
COP 14,000–21,000
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
COP 21,000–35,000
Nights outNow and then
COP 11,000–21,000
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
COP 5,200–7,700

Comfort

COP 240,000–320,000 per person per day

The best food level we can price, a taxi when it helps, two paid sights a day.

FoodRestaurants most of the time
COP 140,000–210,000
Getting aroundPublic transport, and a taxi now and then
COP 17,000–24,000
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
COP 42,000–70,000
Nights outNow and then
COP 11,000–21,000
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
COP 9,900–15,000

A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.

By length of trip

How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Bogotá

Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.

DaysBudgetMid-rangeComfort
3COP 320,000–410,000
COP 110,000–140,000 a day		COP 420,000–520,000
COP 140,000–170,000 a day		COP 740,000–970,000
COP 250,000–320,000 a day
5COP 530,000–680,000
COP 110,000–140,000 a day		COP 650,000–820,000
COP 130,000–160,000 a day		COP 1,200,000–1,600,000
COP 240,000–310,000 a day
7COP 740,000–950,000
COP 110,000–140,000 a day		COP 950,000–1,200,000
COP 140,000–170,000 a day		COP 1,700,000–2,200,000
COP 240,000–320,000 a day
10COP 1,100,000–1,400,000
COP 110,000–140,000 a day		COP 1,400,000–1,700,000
COP 140,000–170,000 a day		COP 2,400,000–3,200,000
COP 240,000–320,000 a day
14COP 1,500,000–1,900,000
COP 110,000–140,000 a day		COP 1,900,000–2,400,000
COP 130,000–170,000 a day		COP 3,400,000–4,500,000
COP 240,000–320,000 a day

Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.

Prices

What things cost in Bogotá

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

WhatPriceSource
Eating and drinking
Tinto (black filter coffee), small, Juan Valdez 1959COP 7,900From the source Oct 2026
Tinto (black filter coffee), AbastoCOP 7,800From the source Oct 2026
Café con leche (coffee with milk), small, Juan Valdez 1959COP 10,900From the source Oct 2026
Cappuccino, AbastoCOP 10,200From the source Oct 2026
Pan de queso (cheese bread roll), Juan Valdez 1959COP 4,900From the source Oct 2026
Cheese-filled arepa, Juan Valdez 1959COP 7,900From the source Oct 2026
Caldo de papa (potato and coriander broth), AbastoCOP 14,200From the source Oct 2026
Arepa de huevo (fried arepa with an egg inside), AbastoCOP 15,600From the source Oct 2026
Sopa campesina (quinoa, bean and vegetable soup), AbastoCOP 25,500From the source Oct 2026
Calentado (rice and beans) with chicken, chorizo, plantain and a fried egg, AbastoCOP 37,300From the source Oct 2026
Shredded flank steak (sobrebarriga) sandwich with a fried egg, AbastoCOP 43,700From the source Oct 2026
Half a rotisserie chicken with potatoes and vegetables, AbastoCOP 50,200From the source Oct 2026
Slow-cooked short ribs with cassava purée and plantain, AbastoCOP 69,100From the source Oct 2026
Encocado (fish and prawns in coconut milk) with rice and patacón, AbastoCOP 69,200From the source Oct 2026
Lemonade sweetened with panela, AbastoCOP 9,000From the source Oct 2026
Lemonade, Juan Valdez 1959COP 9,900From the source Oct 2026
Fruit juice (uchuva, corozo, tamarind, mango or lulo), AbastoCOP 10,200From the source Oct 2026
Club Colombia beer, AbastoCOP 13,400From the source Oct 2026
Club Colombia beer, Juan Valdez 1959COP 14,900From the source Oct 2026
Glass of Spanish wine, AbastoCOP 29,800From the source Oct 2026
Getting around
TransMilenio, TransMiZonal or TransMiCable, one trip (transfers are free only with a personalised tullave)COP 3,550From the source Oct 2026
tullave card, to load trips onCOP 8,000From the source Oct 2026
Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting timeCOP 10,860From the source Oct 2026
TransMiZonal bus, El Dorado Airport – city, one trip with tullaveCOP 3,550From the source Oct 2026
Sights
Monserrate funicular or cable car, return, Monday to Saturday and public holidaysCOP 35,000From the source Oct 2026
Museo del Oro (Gold Museum), foreign visitors (under 12 free, free on Sundays)COP 21,000From the source Oct 2026

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Tinto (black filter coffee), small, Juan Valdez 1959 + Caldo de papa (potato and coriander broth), Abasto + Calentado (rice and beans) with chicken, chorizo, plantain and a fried egg, Abasto + Lemonade sweetened with panela, Abasto (COP 68,400) to Café con leche (coffee with milk), small, Juan Valdez 1959 + Sopa campesina (quinoa, bean and vegetable soup), Abasto + Half a rotisserie chicken with potatoes and vegetables, Abasto + Fruit juice (uchuva, corozo, tamarind, mango or lulo), Abasto (COP 96,800).
Restaurants most of the time
From Tinto (black filter coffee), Abasto + Caldo de papa (potato and coriander broth), Abasto + Shredded flank steak (sobrebarriga) sandwich with a fried egg, Abasto + Half a rotisserie chicken with potatoes and vegetables, Abasto + Lemonade sweetened with panela, Abasto + Club Colombia beer, Abasto (COP 138,300) to Cappuccino, Abasto + Calentado (rice and beans) with chicken, chorizo, plantain and a fried egg, Abasto + Encocado (fish and prawns in coconut milk) with rice and patacón, Abasto + Slow-cooked short ribs with cassava purée and plantain, Abasto + Fruit juice (uchuva, corozo, tamarind, mango or lulo), Abasto + Club Colombia beer, Abasto (COP 209,400).
Accommodation

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

No lodging tax is charged here. From the source Oct 2026

Which area to stay in Bogotá: the neighbourhood comparison

Saving

What saves money in Bogotá

Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.

What saves

  • Eating “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner” instead of “Restaurants most of the time”: COP 70,000–110,000 less per person per day.
  • “Club Colombia beer, Abasto” (COP 13,400) instead of “Club Colombia beer, Juan Valdez 1959” (COP 14,900): COP 1,500 less each time.
  • “Lemonade sweetened with panela, Abasto” (COP 9,000) instead of “Lemonade, Juan Valdez 1959” (COP 9,900): COP 900 less each time.
Questions

Questions about money in Bogotá

How much money do you need for a week in Bogotá?

For seven days, COP 950,000–1,200,000 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

How much money do you need for 3 days in Bogotá?

For 3 days, COP 420,000–520,000 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

What is a realistic daily budget in Bogotá?

Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: COP 100,000–140,000 on the “Budget” style, COP 130,000–170,000 on the “Mid-range” style, and COP 240,000–320,000 on the “Comfort” style.

Can you travel to Bogotá on a budget?

The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: COP 100,000–140,000 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, public transport and the odd paid sight.

How much does food cost in Bogotá?

From COP 68,000 per person per day (“Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”) to COP 210,000 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.

How much does transport cost in Bogotá?

A ride on public transport costs COP 3,550. “Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time”: COP 10,860.

Is there a lodging tax in Bogotá?

None on record as of October 2026.

How much cash should you carry in Bogotá?

For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about COP 260,000–500,000 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.

Is it better to use cash or card in Bogotá?

By card: major hotels; department stores and shopping centres; restaurants in cities. In cash: small shops; markets and stalls; rural areas.

Do you tip in Bogotá?

Restaurants: optional. Bars and cafés: optional.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

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