Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Addis Ababa?
No: in Addis Ababa, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $70 a night against $51 for hotels on Agoda, 38% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 50, hotels on Agoda 136). Nights measured on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 14:05 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Addis Ababa, the middle half of asking prices ran from $34 to $77 for hotels on Agoda and from $50 to $100 for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $51 | $34 | $77 | 136 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $70 | $50 | $100 | 50 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $54 | $39 | $86 | 188 | 84 |
Each night's figure is the median (or quarter) of that night's asking prices for one night; each figure here is the median of those nights. The pooled row puts every asking price of a night into one list.
Friday and Saturday nights on each side
Friday and Saturday nights in Addis Ababa against Monday to Thursday: 0% for hotels on Agoda and 0% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $51 | $51 | 0% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $70 | $70 | 0% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Addis Ababa was widest in January 2027: $74 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $52 for hotels on Agoda, 44% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $49 | $70 | +43% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $51 | $70 | +38% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $52 | $74 | +44% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
Each month is the median of its nightly medians over the nights read on both sides; the month links to its own page.
On event and holiday nights
On 19 January 2027 in Addis Ababa (Epiphany), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $75 against $52 for hotels on Agoda, 43% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2027 | Christmas Day | $51 | $74 | +47% | 135 / 55 |
| 19 January 2027 | Epiphany | $52 | $75 | +43% | 134 / 56 |
Each event is printed beside the night it fell on; the prices are that night's asking prices and do not say what moved them.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on Agoda on a typical night in Addis Ababa: 188 in all, 136 of them hotels and 50 apartments and homes.
- Apartments and homes on Agoda: the places Agoda lists as not a hotel (apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms), priced in the same search as its hotels, one night for 2 adults.
- Hotels on Agoda: the places Agoda files as a hotel; Agoda files many guesthouses, hostels and aparthotels there too, so the apartment count is a floor.
- A place Agoda gives no kind for is in the pooled row only.
- Both sides come from the same Agoda search on the same night.
What was measured
Nights measured in Addis Ababa on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 208 places checked per night on Agoda; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 7 November 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 →