Which district in Abu Dhabi is cheapest to stay in?
In Abu Dhabi, the cheapest district to stay in is Mohammed Bin Zayed City, at a median asking price of $62 a night, and the priciest is Saadiyat Island at $757 (latest scan 24 October 2026). The ranking covers 6 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 38 of the 69 nights from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027, read on 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 22:49 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island asks a median $757 a night, +1111% against $62 in Mohammed Bin Zayed City, the cheapest of 6 districts compared on the same 38 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Bin Zayed City | $62 | $55–$124 | 38 | 17 | 6.4 (16) | 23% of 13 |
| Al Mafraq | $152 | $127–$297 | 38 | 5 | 8.3 (5) | — |
| City Center | $164 | $116–$232 | 38 | 104 | 8.2 (102) | 62% of 95 |
| Abu Dhabi Corniche | $205 | $147–$336 | 38 | 38 | 8.4 (37) | 71% of 38 |
| Yas Island | $315 | $277–$363 | 38 | 27 | 9.0 (24) | 81% of 27 |
| Saadiyat Island | $757 | $648–$787 | 38 | 7 | 9.1 (6) | 86% of 7 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 38 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 35 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Abu Dhabi whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Al Mafraq: a median $152 a night, score 8.3 across 5 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Mafraq | $152 | 8.3 | 5 |
| City Center | $164 | 8.2 | 102 |
| Abu Dhabi Corniche | $205 | 8.4 | 37 |
| Yas Island | $315 | 9.0 | 24 |
| Saadiyat Island | $757 | 9.1 | 6 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Abu Dhabi is in Yas Island: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $340 against $312 Monday to Thursday (+9%), over 12 and 21 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yas Island | $340 | $312 | +9% | 12 / 21 |
| Saadiyat Island | $773 | $721 | +7% | 12 / 21 |
| Al Mafraq | $156 | $152 | +3% | 12 / 21 |
| Abu Dhabi Corniche | $208 | $208 | 0% | 12 / 21 |
| City Center | $163 | $165 | -1% | 12 / 21 |
| Mohammed Bin Zayed City | $61 | $62 | -2% | 12 / 21 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 38 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Abu Dhabi, the cheapest district is Mohammed Bin Zayed City at a median $55 a night and the priciest Yas Island at $334, across 3 districts compared on the same 57 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Bin Zayed City | $55 | $50–$59 | 57 | 11 |
| City Center | $187 | $145–$252 | 57 | 32 |
| Yas Island | $334 | $278–$450 | 57 | 29 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Abu Dhabi: 69, from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 298 of the 298 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 24 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →