Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Budapest?
Yes: in Budapest, Airbnb homes asked a median $90 a night against $114 for hotels on Agoda, 21% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 97, hotels on Agoda 199). Nights measured on both sides: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 00:03 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Budapest, the middle half of asking prices ran from $78 to $158 for hotels on Agoda and from $76 to $111 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $114 | $78 | $158 | 199 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | $90 | $76 | $111 | 97 | 70 |
| All places pooled | $102 | $77 | $144 | 295 | 70 |
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 Budapest against Monday to Thursday: +49% for hotels on Agoda and +26% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $163 | $110 | +49% | 21 | 39 |
| Airbnb homes | $107 | $85 | +26% | 21 | 39 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Budapest was widest in October 2026: $90 for Airbnb homes against $131 for hotels on Agoda, 31% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $131 | $90 | -31% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | $99 | $83 | -16% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $137 | $104 | -24% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $91 | $81 | -11% | 21 | 25 October 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 1 January 2027 in Budapest (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $202 against $280 for hotels on Agoda, 28% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 2026 | Day off (substituted from 12/12/2026) | $138 | $121 | -12% | 195 / 93 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $163 | $128 | -21% | 192 / 91 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | $183 | $140 | -23% | 191 / 87 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $280 | $202 | -28% | 195 / 93 |
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 a typical night in Budapest: 295 in all, 199 on Agoda and 97 on Airbnb.
- Airbnb homes: the listings Airbnb's search showed with a price for one night for 2 guests, whole apartments, B&Bs and private rooms alike.
- Hotels on Agoda: every place Agoda's search showed with a price for one night for 2 adults: hotels, guesthouses, hostels and the apartments Agoda itself lists.
- A listing missing from a night's Airbnb search is unknown that night, not sold out.
- The two sites may count fees and taxes differently; each figure is the price its search showed.
What was measured
Nights measured in Budapest on both sides: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 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 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 2 October 2026 and 25 October 2026.
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 →