How much do Airbnbs cost per night in Chennai?
Airbnb listings in Chennai asked a median $37 a night (latest scan 7 November 2026); on a typical night the middle half asked between $28 and $52. That is 84 measured nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026, with 89 listings priced on a typical night. These are asking prices, not prices paid and not an ADR.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 14:41 UTC.
Updated
Nightly asking price
Airbnb listings in Chennai asked a median $37 a night over 84 measured nights, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027.
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median a night | $37 |
| Middle half (25th–75th percentile) | $28 – $52 |
| Mean of every asking price | $46 |
| Listings priced on a typical night | 89 |
| Nights measured | 84 |
- The mean of all 7430 asking prices is $46; the median leads because a few listings at either extreme move a mean, not a median.
Each night's figure is the median asking price of the listings priced that night; the page's figure is the median of those nights.
By month
The dearest month for Airbnb listings in Chennai: November 2026 and December 2026, a median $38 a night over 49 measured nights.
| Month | Median a night | Middle half | Nights measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $38 | $28 – $51 | 18 |
| December 2026 | $38 | $28 – $55 | 31 |
| January 2027 | $36 | $28 – $51 | 31 |
- Cheapest: January 2027, a median $36 a night over 31 nights.
A month gets a row once this window holds at least 15 measured nights of it.
At weekends
Airbnb listings in Chennai asked +8% on Friday and Saturday nights against Monday to Thursday: a median $39 over 24 nights, against $36 over 48 nights.
| Nights | Median a night | Nights measured |
|---|---|---|
| Friday + Saturday | $39 | 24 |
| Monday – Thursday | $36 | 48 |
Sunday nights sit in neither group.
On event and holiday nights
On 24 November 2026 (Guru Nanak's Birthday), Airbnb listings in Chennai asked a median $45, +18% against $38 on 8 other weekday nights within 7 days.
| Night | Event | Median that night | Other nights within 7 days | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 November 2026 | Guru Nanak's Birthday | $45 | $38 over 8 nights | +18% |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas | $38 | $40 over 6 nights | -5% |
| 26 January 2027 | Republic Day | $40 | $36 over 8 nights | +11% |
Each event is printed beside its night: the price is what was measured, and this page does not claim the event moved it. Weekend here means Friday to Sunday nights.
Against hotels
Airbnb listings in Chennai asked a median $37 a night, -12% against $42 for Agoda's hotels, guesthouses and hostels on the same 84 nights.
| Places | Median a night | Middle half | Priced on a typical night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term rentals (Airbnb) | $37 | $28 – $52 | 89 |
| Hotels, guesthouses and hostels (Agoda) | $42 | $27 – $76 | 198 |
The Agoda side is every place Agoda priced that night, mostly hotels, guesthouses and hostels; short-term rental prices are Airbnb's, read for the same nights.
What this page measures
This page holds 84 nights of asking prices in Chennai, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026, with 89 listings priced on a typical night.
- Short-term rentals here are the apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms Airbnb's search showed for the town (not every listing in it); each price is the total a listing showed for one night for 2 adults.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read.
- A listing with no price on a night is left out of that night's figures.
- Asking prices only: not prices paid, not an ADR, and no count of nights sold.
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 →