Bogotá or Cali?
Hotels within a kilometre of the centre start at €19 a night in Bogotá and €29 in Cali. Our city guides put summer afternoons at about 19 °C in Bogotá and 30 °C in Cali, and winter ones at 14 °C and 28 °C.
Side by side
| Bogotá | Cali | |
|---|---|---|
| A day on a budget | Bogotá €32 | Cali €32 |
| A mid-range day | Bogotá €84 | Cali €84 |
| A comfortable day | Bogotá €177 | Cali €177 |
| Cheapest hotel within 1 km of the centre | Bogotá €19 a night | Cali €29 a night |
| Summer / winter | Bogotá 19 °C / 14 °C | Cali 30 °C / 28 °C |
| Language | Bogotá Spanish | Cali Spanish |
Bold: the lower price. Costs are per person per day for one traveller, from our cost index (12 May 2026). For Bogotá they are averages for Colombia. For Cali they are averages for Colombia. Hotel rates from Traveloka, checked 4 February 2026. Summer and winter temperatures from our city guides.
Choose Bogotá if
- you want a cheaper central hotel: from €19 a night, against €29 in Cali.
- you'd rather avoid the heat: about 19 °C on summer afternoons, against 30 °C in Cali.
- you want to explore the open-air galleries of La Candelaria and the Centro, where politically charged and breathtakingly beautiful murals by artists like DJLU and Crisp tell Colombia's story.
- you want to experience coffee beyond the plantation.
Choose Cali if
- you want a milder winter: about 28 °C in the afternoon, against 14 °C in Bogotá.
- you want to immerse yourself in the world's salsa epicenter.
- you want to experience the profound influence of the Pacific coast.
