Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Johor Bahru?
No: in Johor Bahru, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $50 a night against $44 for hotels on Agoda, 14% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 66, hotels on Agoda 133). Nights measured on both sides: 84, 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 15:16 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Johor Bahru, the middle half of asking prices ran from $30 to $66 for hotels on Agoda and from $45 to $64 for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $44 | $30 | $66 | 133 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $50 | $45 | $64 | 66 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $47 | $33 | $65 | 198 | 84 |
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 Johor Bahru against Monday to Thursday: +9% for hotels on Agoda and +36% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $47 | $43 | +9% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $66 | $48 | +36% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Johor Bahru was widest in December 2026: $55 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $46 for hotels on Agoda, 20% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $42 | $48 | +13% | 23 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $46 | $55 | +20% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $44 | $47 | +7% | 31 | 7 November 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 25 December 2026 in Johor Bahru (Christmas Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $90 against $51 for hotels on Agoda, 77% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $51 | $90 | +77% | 149 / 49 |
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 Agoda on a typical night in Johor Bahru: 198 in all, 133 of them hotels and 66 apartments and homes.
- Apartments and homes on Agoda: the places Agoda lists as not a hotel (apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms), priced in the same search as its hotels, one night for 2 adults.
- Hotels on Agoda: the places Agoda files as a hotel; Agoda files many guesthouses, hostels and aparthotels there too, so the apartment count is a floor.
- A place Agoda gives no kind for is in the pooled row only.
- Both sides come from the same Agoda search on the same night.
What was measured
Nights measured in Johor Bahru on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 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 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 →