How much do Airbnbs cost per night in Johannesburg?
Airbnb listings in Johannesburg asked a median $54 a night (latest scan 7 November 2026); on a typical night the middle half asked between $40 and $74. That is 81 measured nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026, with 87 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 14:26 UTC.
Updated
Nightly asking price
Airbnb listings in Johannesburg asked a median $54 a night over 81 measured nights, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027.
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median a night | $54 |
| Middle half (25th–75th percentile) | $40 – $74 |
| Mean of every asking price | $61 |
| Listings priced on a typical night | 87 |
| Nights measured | 81 |
- The mean of all 7100 asking prices is $61; 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 Johannesburg: December 2026, a median $56 a night over 31 measured nights.
| Month | Median a night | Middle half | Nights measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $55 | $40 – $73 | 17 |
| December 2026 | $56 | $41 – $74 | 31 |
| January 2027 | $52 | $40 – $74 | 30 |
- Cheapest: January 2027, a median $52 a night over 30 nights.
A month gets a row once this window holds at least 15 measured nights of it.
At weekends
Airbnb listings in Johannesburg asked +2% on Friday and Saturday nights against Monday to Thursday: a median $56 over 24 nights, against $55 over 46 nights.
| Nights | Median a night | Nights measured |
|---|---|---|
| Friday + Saturday | $56 | 24 |
| Monday – Thursday | $55 | 46 |
Sunday nights sit in neither group.
On event and holiday nights
On 16 December 2026 (Day of Reconciliation), Airbnb listings in Johannesburg asked a median $61, +9% against $56 on 8 other weekday nights within 7 days.
| Night | Event | Median that night | Other nights within 7 days | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 December 2026 | Day of Reconciliation | $61 | $56 over 8 nights | +9% |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $60 | $55 over 6 nights | +9% |
| 26 December 2026 | Day of Goodwill | $56 | $54 over 6 nights | +4% |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $55 | $56 over 6 nights | -2% |
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 Johannesburg asked a median $54 a night, -30% against $77 for Agoda's hotels, guesthouses and hostels on the same 81 nights.
| Places | Median a night | Middle half | Priced on a typical night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term rentals (Airbnb) | $54 | $40 – $74 | 87 |
| Hotels, guesthouses and hostels (Agoda) | $77 | $50 – $113 | 200 |
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 81 nights of asking prices in Johannesburg, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026, with 87 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 →