Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Almaty?
Too few homes measured to say: in Almaty, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $62 a night against $79 for hotels on Agoda, 22% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 49, hotels on Agoda 149). 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 15:52 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Almaty, the middle half of asking prices ran from $49 to $121 for hotels on Agoda and from $52 to $86 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 | $79 | $49 | $121 | 149 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $62 | $52 | $86 | 49 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $70 | $50 | $112 | 198 | 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 Almaty against Monday to Thursday: -1% for hotels on Agoda and +5% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $79 | $80 | -1% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $63 | $60 | +5% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Almaty was widest in January 2027: $60 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $85 for hotels on Agoda, 29% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $74 | $62 | -17% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $78 | $62 | -20% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $85 | $60 | -29% | 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 2 January 2027 in Almaty (New Year's Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $69 against $93 for hotels on Agoda, 25% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 December 2026 | Independence Day | $81 | $62 | -23% | 150 / 48 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $85 | $69 | -18% | 141 / 55 |
| 2 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $93 | $69 | -25% | 145 / 53 |
| 4 January 2027 | New Year's Day (observed) | $80 | $64 | -19% | 139 / 58 |
| 7 January 2027 | Orthodox Christmas | $89 | $62 | -31% | 137 / 58 |
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 Almaty: 198 in all, 149 of them hotels and 49 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 Almaty 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 →