Así puede calcular lo que le subirán de arriendo en 2026 por el aumento del IPC
El inicio de 2026 llega con un nuevo ajuste para millones de hogares que viven en arriendo en Colombia. El Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC), indicador clave para la actualización anual de los contratos de arrendamiento se ubicó en 5,1 %, según el Dane.
TL;DR
- Colombian rent prices will increase by 5.1% starting in early 2026.
- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the key indicator for this annual rent adjustment.
- This rise will directly impact the finances of about 7.4 million renting households.
- The CPI measures the average price variation of goods and services consumed by households.
- Urban housing contracts can be adjusted annually based on CPI variation.
- An example shows a household paying 1,800,000 pesos monthly will see an increase of approximately 91,800 pesos.
- Around 40% of Colombian households, over 21 million people, live in rented housing.
- Demand is concentrated in used housing and rentals, particularly one or two-bedroom apartments in strata 3 and 4.
- Renters should carefully review contract clauses and ensure the adjustment does not exceed the CPI.