Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City?
Yes: in Ho Chi Minh City, Airbnb homes asked a median $34 a night against $55 for hotels on Agoda, 38% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 84, hotels on Agoda 200). Nights measured on both sides: 70, from 14 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 18:49 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Ho Chi Minh City, the middle half of asking prices ran from $34 to $86 for hotels on Agoda and from $25 to $47 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $55 | $34 | $86 | 200 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | $34 | $25 | $47 | 84 | 70 |
| All places pooled | $46 | $29 | $74 | 284 | 70 |
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 Ho Chi Minh City against Monday to Thursday: +5% for hotels on Agoda and +3% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $57 | $54 | +5% | 20 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $34 | $33 | +3% | 20 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Ho Chi Minh City was widest in November 2026: $33 for Airbnb homes against $55 for hotels on Agoda, 40% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $51 | $34 | -33% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | $55 | $33 | -40% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $55 | $34 | -39% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $54 | $33 | -39% | 22 | 25 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 Ho Chi Minh City (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $31 against $69 for hotels on Agoda, 55% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 November 2026 | Vietnam Cultural Day | $55 | $33 | -40% | 200 / 84 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $69 | $31 | -55% | 199 / 86 |
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 Ho Chi Minh City: 284 in all, 200 on Agoda and 84 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 Ho Chi Minh City on both sides: 70, from 14 November 2026 to 22 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 USD, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 23 September 2026 and 25 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 →