Which district in Addis Ababa is cheapest to stay in?
In Addis Ababa, the cheapest district to stay in is Arada, at a median asking price of $34 a night, and the priciest is Kirkos at $73 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 6 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 60 of the 84 nights 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.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Addis Ababa, Kirkos asks a median $73 a night, +114% against $34 in Arada, the cheapest of 6 districts compared on the same 60 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arada | $34 | $28–$44 | 60 | 10 | 7.3 (7) | 50% of 6 |
| Yeka | $39 | $26–$85 | 60 | 18 | 8.1 (14) | 31% of 16 |
| Nefassilk Lafto | $40 | $13–$50 | 60 | 16 | 7.6 (11) | 47% of 15 |
| Lideta | $50 | $49–$50 | 60 | 5 | — | — |
| Bole | $57 | $42–$86 | 60 | 117 | 8.2 (101) | 50% of 106 |
| Kirkos | $73 | $58–$108 | 60 | 64 | 8.6 (42) | 47% of 60 |
- 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 60 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 42 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 Addis Ababa whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Yeka: a median $39 a night, score 8.1 across 14 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeka | $39 | 8.1 | 14 |
| Bole | $57 | 8.2 | 101 |
| Kirkos | $73 | 8.6 | 42 |
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 Addis Ababa is in Bole: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $55 against $58 Monday to Thursday (-6%), over 19 and 34 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeka | $41 | $39 | +3% | 19 / 34 |
| Arada | $34 | $34 | 0% | 19 / 34 |
| Nefassilk Lafto | $40 | $40 | 0% | 19 / 34 |
| Lideta | $49 | $50 | -1% | 19 / 34 |
| Kirkos | $71 | $74 | -4% | 19 / 34 |
| Bole | $55 | $58 | -6% | 19 / 34 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 60 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 Addis Ababa, the cheapest district is Nefassilk Lafto at a median $50 a night and the priciest Bole at $85, across 4 districts compared on the same 67 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nefassilk Lafto | $50 | $50–$56 | 67 | 5 |
| Yeka | $52 | $38–$105 | 67 | 7 |
| Kirkos | $80 | $64–$95 | 67 | 29 |
| Bole | $85 | $65–$105 | 67 | 21 |
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 Addis Ababa: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 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: 240 of the 240 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, 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 →