Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Cagliari?
Yes: in Cagliari, Airbnb homes asked a median €77 a night against €101 for hotels on Agoda, 24% less (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 195). Nights measured on both sides: 72, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 2027, read on 26 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 26 October 2026 00:48 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Cagliari, the middle half of asking prices ran from €80 to €128 for hotels on Agoda and from €67 to €100 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €101 | €80 | €128 | 195 | 72 |
| Airbnb homes | €77 | €67 | €100 | 90 | 72 |
| All places pooled | €92 | €74 | €120 | 285 | 72 |
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 Cagliari against Monday to Thursday: +4% for hotels on Agoda and +13% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €103 | €99 | +4% | 22 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €86 | €76 | +13% | 22 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Cagliari was widest in January 2027: €75 for Airbnb homes against €104 for hotels on Agoda, 28% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €110 | €89 | -19% | 23 | 26 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €94 | €79 | -16% | 30 | 26 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €100 | €83 | -17% | 31 | 26 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €104 | €75 | -28% | 23 | 26 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 Cagliari (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €104 against €128 for hotels on Agoda, 19% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €95 | €82 | -14% | 189 / 91 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €113 | €95 | -16% | 194 / 93 |
| 26 December 2026 | Saint Stephen's Day | €112 | €99 | -12% | 198 / 92 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €128 | €104 | -19% | 179 / 83 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €105 | €82 | -22% | 193 / 85 |
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 Cagliari: 285 in all, 195 on Agoda and 90 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 Cagliari on both sides: 72, from 13 November 2026 to 23 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 EUR, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 26 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 9 October 2026 and 26 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 →