Which district in Johannesburg is cheapest to stay in?
In Johannesburg, the cheapest district to stay in is Johannesburg City Centre, at a median asking price of $57 a night, and the priciest is Krugersdorp at $98 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 10 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 69 of the 84 nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 14:26 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Johannesburg, Krugersdorp asks a median $98 a night, +73% against $57 in Johannesburg City Centre, the cheapest of 10 districts compared on the same 69 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg City Centre | $57 | $36–$78 | 69 | 30 | 8.4 (29) | 52% of 29 |
| Germiston | $67 | $53–$92 | 69 | 13 | 8.6 (13) | 18% of 11 |
| Roodepoort | $71 | $56–$87 | 69 | 9 | 8.6 (9) | 62% of 8 |
| Midrand | $78 | $55–$96 | 69 | 17 | 8.7 (17) | 41% of 17 |
| Randburg | $79 | $48–$168 | 69 | 16 | 9.0 (16) | 56% of 16 |
| Greater OR Tambo | $83 | $43–$121 | 69 | 31 | 8.3 (31) | 34% of 29 |
| Sandton | $83 | $62–$126 | 69 | 83 | 8.7 (83) | 67% of 79 |
| Rosebank | $90 | $60–$110 | 69 | 19 | 8.9 (19) | 74% of 19 |
| Greater Melrose | $93 | $46–$244 | 69 | 15 | 8.7 (15) | 80% of 15 |
| Krugersdorp | $98 | $86–$127 | 69 | 11 | 8.8 (11) | 73% of 11 |
- 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 69 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 42 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 Johannesburg whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Johannesburg City Centre: a median $57 a night, score 8.4 across 29 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg City Centre | $57 | 8.4 | 29 |
| Germiston | $67 | 8.6 | 13 |
| Roodepoort | $71 | 8.6 | 9 |
| Midrand | $78 | 8.7 | 17 |
| Randburg | $79 | 9.0 | 16 |
| Greater OR Tambo | $83 | 8.3 | 31 |
| Sandton | $83 | 8.7 | 83 |
| Rosebank | $90 | 8.9 | 19 |
| Greater Melrose | $93 | 8.7 | 15 |
| Krugersdorp | $98 | 8.8 | 11 |
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 Johannesburg is in Greater Melrose: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $156 against $93 Monday to Thursday (+68%), over 13 and 45 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Melrose | $156 | $93 | +68% | 13 / 45 |
| Greater OR Tambo | $91 | $74 | +23% | 13 / 45 |
| Sandton | $85 | $84 | +2% | 13 / 45 |
| Johannesburg City Centre | $57 | $57 | +1% | 13 / 45 |
| Rosebank | $90 | $90 | +1% | 13 / 45 |
| Randburg | $79 | $79 | 0% | 13 / 45 |
| Germiston | $66 | $70 | -6% | 13 / 45 |
| Roodepoort | $70 | $77 | -8% | 13 / 45 |
| Krugersdorp | $89 | $99 | -10% | 13 / 45 |
| Midrand | $69 | $80 | -14% | 13 / 45 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 69 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 Johannesburg: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 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: 286 of the 286 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 7 November 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 →