Which district in Kuching is cheapest to stay in?
In Kuching, the cheapest district to stay in is Samarahan, at a median asking price of $34 a night, and the priciest is Damai / Santubong at $80 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 4 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 43 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 18:19 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Kuching, Damai / Santubong asks a median $80 a night, +132% against $34 in Samarahan, the cheapest of 4 districts compared on the same 43 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samarahan | $34 | $27–$39 | 43 | 26 | 9.0 (26) | 20% of 25 |
| Matang | $39 | $25–$53 | 43 | 9 | 8.9 (9) | 33% of 9 |
| Kuching City Center | $44 | $29–$68 | 43 | 273 | 8.6 (272) | 46% of 261 |
| Damai / Santubong | $80 | $63–$108 | 43 | 10 | 8.5 (10) | 78% of 9 |
- 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 43 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 Kuching whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Samarahan: a median $34 a night, score 9.0 across 26 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samarahan | $34 | 9.0 | 26 |
| Matang | $39 | 8.9 | 9 |
| Kuching City Center | $44 | 8.6 | 272 |
| Damai / Santubong | $80 | 8.5 | 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 Kuching is in Matang: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $45 against $39 Monday to Thursday (+17%), over 15 and 24 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matang | $45 | $39 | +17% | 15 / 24 |
| Damai / Santubong | $88 | $80 | +10% | 15 / 24 |
| Samarahan | $35 | $34 | +1% | 15 / 24 |
| Kuching City Center | $44 | $44 | -1% | 15 / 24 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 43 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 Kuching: 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: 335 of the 335 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 →