Which district in Johor Bahru is cheapest to stay in?
In Johor Bahru, the cheapest district to stay in is Skudai, at a median asking price of $29 a night, and the priciest is Tampoi at $68 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 9 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 79 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 15:16 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Johor Bahru, Tampoi asks a median $68 a night, +133% against $29 in Skudai, the cheapest of 9 districts compared on the same 79 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skudai | $29 | $25–$37 | 79 | 18 | 7.9 (18) | 6% of 18 |
| Bandar Baru Permas Jaya | $36 | $28–$40 | 79 | 14 | 8.5 (14) | 36% of 14 |
| Bukit Indah | $43 | $29–$50 | 79 | 21 | 7.9 (21) | 45% of 20 |
| Tebrau | $46 | $31–$55 | 79 | 40 | 8.1 (40) | 42% of 38 |
| Johor Bahru City Center | $47 | $37–$62 | 79 | 122 | 8.2 (122) | 59% of 119 |
| Danga Bay | $50 | $48–$60 | 79 | 10 | 8.4 (10) | 80% of 10 |
| Senai / Airport | $50 | $29–$54 | 79 | 6 | 8.2 (6) | 33% of 6 |
| Gelang Patah/Legoland | $62 | $42–$85 | 79 | 58 | 8.4 (58) | 63% of 57 |
| Tampoi | $68 | $57–$81 | 79 | 10 | 8.4 (10) | 30% of 10 |
- 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 79 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 Johor Bahru whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Bandar Baru Permas Jaya: a median $36 a night, score 8.5 across 14 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandar Baru Permas Jaya | $36 | 8.5 | 14 |
| Tebrau | $46 | 8.1 | 40 |
| Johor Bahru City Center | $47 | 8.2 | 122 |
| Danga Bay | $50 | 8.4 | 10 |
| Senai / Airport | $50 | 8.2 | 6 |
| Gelang Patah/Legoland | $62 | 8.4 | 58 |
| Tampoi | $68 | 8.4 | 10 |
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 Johor Bahru is in Tampoi: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $84 against $62 Monday to Thursday (+35%), over 22 and 46 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampoi | $84 | $62 | +35% | 22 / 46 |
| Danga Bay | $65 | $49 | +32% | 22 / 46 |
| Johor Bahru City Center | $57 | $47 | +22% | 22 / 46 |
| Gelang Patah/Legoland | $71 | $59 | +20% | 22 / 46 |
| Skudai | $33 | $28 | +17% | 22 / 46 |
| Bandar Baru Permas Jaya | $39 | $35 | +12% | 22 / 46 |
| Bukit Indah | $47 | $43 | +11% | 22 / 46 |
| Tebrau | $49 | $46 | +9% | 22 / 46 |
| Senai / Airport | $50 | $50 | 0% | 22 / 46 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 79 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Johor Bahru, the cheapest district is Gelang Patah/Legoland at a median $48 a night and the priciest Danga Bay at $54, across 3 districts compared on the same 59 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelang Patah/Legoland | $48 | $37–$71 | 59 | 36 |
| Johor Bahru City Center | $50 | $45–$58 | 59 | 52 |
| Danga Bay | $54 | $49–$59 | 59 | 6 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Johor Bahru: 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: 339 of the 339 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 →