Which district in Cancun is cheapest to stay in?
In Cancun, the cheapest district to stay in is Cancún Downtown, at a median asking price of $63 a night, and the priciest is Costa Mujeres at $674 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 7 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 63 of the 71 nights 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 06:36 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Cancun, Costa Mujeres asks a median $674 a night, +976% against $63 in Cancún Downtown, the cheapest of 7 districts compared on the same 63 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún Downtown | $63 | $45–$88 | 63 | 79 | 8.3 (79) | 22% of 76 |
| English River Lake | $116 | $102–$127 | 63 | 5 | 8.6 (5) | 0% of 5 |
| Isla Mujeres | $144 | $105–$264 | 63 | 38 | 8.7 (38) | 43% of 35 |
| Hotel Zone | $248 | $148–$437 | 63 | 94 | 8.4 (94) | 65% of 93 |
| Puerto Juarez | $358 | $142–$421 | 63 | 13 | 8.6 (12) | 69% of 13 |
| Playa Caracol | $459 | $370–$616 | 63 | 18 | 8.7 (18) | 100% of 18 |
| Costa Mujeres | $674 | $554–$783 | 63 | 12 | 8.9 (12) | 100% of 12 |
- 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 63 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 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 Cancun whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Cancún Downtown: a median $63 a night, score 8.3 across 79 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún Downtown | $63 | 8.3 | 79 |
| English River Lake | $116 | 8.6 | 5 |
| Isla Mujeres | $144 | 8.7 | 38 |
| Hotel Zone | $248 | 8.4 | 94 |
| Puerto Juarez | $358 | 8.6 | 12 |
| Playa Caracol | $459 | 8.7 | 18 |
| Costa Mujeres | $674 | 8.9 | 12 |
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 Cancun is in Playa Caracol: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $570 against $430 Monday to Thursday (+33%), over 20 and 34 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa Caracol | $570 | $430 | +33% | 20 / 34 |
| Costa Mujeres | $758 | $634 | +20% | 20 / 34 |
| Puerto Juarez | $388 | $378 | +3% | 20 / 34 |
| Hotel Zone | $252 | $250 | +1% | 20 / 34 |
| Cancún Downtown | $64 | $65 | -2% | 20 / 34 |
| English River Lake | $116 | $120 | -3% | 20 / 34 |
| Isla Mujeres | $141 | $146 | -3% | 20 / 34 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 63 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Cancun: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 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: 335 of the 335 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 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 →