Is Cusco expensive for hotels?

No: hotels in Cusco ask a median $58 a night, -55% against the median of 487 other towns measured in USD ($129); it ranks 428 of 488 from the priciest (latest scan 25 October 2026).

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 05:27 UTC.

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How Cusco compares with other towns

The 487 other towns measured in USD ask a median $129 a night; at $58, hotels in Cusco rank 428 of 488 from the priciest.

RankTownMedian a nightAgainst this town
421Cairo$61+5%
422Edirne$61+5%
422Novi Sad$61+5%
424Alexandria$61+4%
425Pretoria$60+3%
426Salta$60+3%
427Mostar$580%
428Cusco$580%
429Guangzhou$58-1%
430Iasi$58-1%
431Busan$57-3%
432Elbasan$56-4%
433Suwon-si$56-4%
434Podgorica$56-5%
434Prizren$56-5%

Each percentage compares a town's median with this town's; towns read in another currency are not in this comparison.

Cheapest and priciest month ahead

Across the 3 months ahead measured for hotels in Cusco, the cheapest is November 2026 at a median $57 a night and the priciest January 2027 at $60.

MonthMedian a nightAverage a night
November 2026$57$73
December 2026$57$73
January 2027$60$79

Priciest and cheapest night ahead

The priciest night ahead is 30 December 2026, a median $65 a night; the cheapest is 8 December 2026, a median $54.

NightDateMedian a night
Priciest night30 December 2026$65
Cheapest night8 December 2026$54

What was measured

Asking prices of hotels in Cusco for one night for two adults, 71 nights measured from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; compared with 487 other towns measured in the same currency, USD.

  • Only hotel asking prices are measured here: not flights, food or transport.
  • Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, never converted at an exchange rate.
  • A place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is checked but left out of the median.
  • Asking prices seen while searching for a stay: 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 →

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