Which district in Chiang Mai is cheapest to stay in?
In Chiang Mai, the cheapest district to stay in is Chiang Mai Airport, at a median asking price of $29 a night, and the priciest is Mae Rim at $98 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 13 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 42 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 17:03 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Chiang Mai, Mae Rim asks a median $98 a night, +231% against $29 in Chiang Mai Airport, the cheapest of 13 districts compared on the same 42 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai Airport | $29 | $21–$42 | 42 | 21 | 8.6 (21) | 29% of 21 |
| Charoenmueng | $45 | $31–$55 | 42 | 11 | 8.8 (11) | 45% of 11 |
| Night Bazaar | $47 | $32–$56 | 42 | 20 | 8.7 (20) | 40% of 20 |
| Wua Lai | $48 | $30–$64 | 42 | 10 | 8.9 (10) | 0% of 10 |
| Old City | $49 | $35–$85 | 42 | 68 | 8.9 (68) | 38% of 68 |
| Chang Phuak | $51 | $28–$60 | 42 | 9 | 8.8 (9) | 22% of 9 |
| Tha Phae | $51 | $39–$69 | 42 | 22 | 8.8 (22) | 23% of 22 |
| Chang Khlan | $56 | $30–$67 | 42 | 10 | 9.0 (10) | 60% of 10 |
| Nimmanhemin | $56 | $45–$84 | 42 | 33 | 8.8 (33) | 55% of 33 |
| Chiang Mai Riverside | $58 | $42–$74 | 42 | 11 | 8.6 (11) | 82% of 11 |
| Huay Kaew | $63 | $46–$83 | 42 | 24 | 8.7 (24) | 62% of 24 |
| Mae On | $84 | $48–$125 | 42 | 19 | 9.0 (19) | 58% of 19 |
| Mae Rim | $98 | $58–$174 | 42 | 25 | 8.6 (25) | 64% of 25 |
- 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 42 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 Chiang Mai whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Chiang Mai Airport: a median $29 a night, score 8.6 across 21 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai Airport | $29 | 8.6 | 21 |
| Charoenmueng | $45 | 8.8 | 11 |
| Night Bazaar | $47 | 8.7 | 20 |
| Wua Lai | $48 | 8.9 | 10 |
| Old City | $49 | 8.9 | 68 |
| Chang Phuak | $51 | 8.8 | 9 |
| Tha Phae | $51 | 8.8 | 22 |
| Chang Khlan | $56 | 9.0 | 10 |
| Nimmanhemin | $56 | 8.8 | 33 |
| Chiang Mai Riverside | $58 | 8.6 | 11 |
| Huay Kaew | $63 | 8.7 | 24 |
| Mae On | $84 | 9.0 | 19 |
| Mae Rim | $98 | 8.6 | 25 |
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 Chiang Mai is in Chiang Mai Riverside: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $72 against $53 Monday to Thursday (+36%), over 10 and 25 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai Riverside | $72 | $53 | +36% | 10 / 25 |
| Chang Phuak | $57 | $49 | +16% | 10 / 25 |
| Nimmanhemin | $64 | $56 | +15% | 10 / 25 |
| Mae On | $88 | $82 | +8% | 10 / 25 |
| Night Bazaar | $48 | $47 | +3% | 10 / 25 |
| Chang Khlan | $57 | $56 | +2% | 10 / 25 |
| Old City | $50 | $49 | +2% | 10 / 25 |
| Tha Phae | $51 | $51 | +2% | 10 / 25 |
| Huay Kaew | $64 | $63 | +1% | 10 / 25 |
| Wua Lai | $49 | $48 | +1% | 10 / 25 |
| Charoenmueng | $45 | $46 | -2% | 10 / 25 |
| Chiang Mai Airport | $29 | $31 | -6% | 10 / 25 |
| Mae Rim | $77 | $105 | -27% | 10 / 25 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 42 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 Chiang Mai: 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: 613 of the 613 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 →