Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Kitakyushu?
No: in Kitakyushu, Airbnb homes asked a median $95 a night against $72 for hotels on Agoda, 32% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 91, hotels on Agoda 85). Nights measured on both sides: 80, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 101 places checked, read 7 November 2026 23:22 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Kitakyushu, the middle half of asking prices ran from $56 to $114 for hotels on Agoda and from $69 to $138 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $72 | $56 | $114 | 85 | 80 |
| Airbnb homes | $95 | $69 | $138 | 91 | 80 |
| All places pooled | $81 | $59 | $129 | 176 | 80 |
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 Kitakyushu against Monday to Thursday: +34% for hotels on Agoda and +40% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $94 | $70 | +34% | 21 | 47 |
| Airbnb homes | $119 | $85 | +40% | 21 | 47 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Kitakyushu was widest in January 2027: $95 for Airbnb homes against $70 for hotels on Agoda, 36% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $79 | $91 | +15% | 20 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $74 | $87 | +17% | 30 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $70 | $95 | +36% | 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 11 January 2027 in Kitakyushu (Coming of Age Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $85 against $68 for hotels on Agoda, 26% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2026 | Labor Thanksgiving Day | $71 | $83 | +17% | 81 / 85 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $85 | $131 | +53% | 63 / 94 |
| 11 January 2027 | Coming of Age Day | $68 | $85 | +26% | 90 / 91 |
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 Kitakyushu: 176 in all, 85 on Agoda and 91 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 Kitakyushu on both sides: 80, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 101 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.
- Airbnb nights read on 7 November 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 →