Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Lagos?
Yes: in Lagos, Airbnb homes asked a median €100 a night against €175 for hotels on Agoda, 43% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 184). Nights measured on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 20:39 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Lagos, the middle half of asking prices ran from €80 to €370 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 | €175 | €80 | €370 | 184 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | €100 | €69 | €138 | 93 | 71 |
| All places pooled | €128 | €76 | €255 | 275 | 71 |
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 Lagos against Monday to Thursday: +8% for hotels on Agoda and +3% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €179 | €165 | +8% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €102 | €99 | +3% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Lagos was widest in January 2027: €99 for Airbnb homes against €198 for hotels on Agoda, 50% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €118 | €99 | -16% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €165 | €107 | -35% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €198 | €99 | -50% | 22 | 25 October 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 1 January 2027 in Lagos (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €126 against €232 for hotels on Agoda, 46% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 2026 | Restoration of Independence Day | €140 | €100 | -28% | 170 / 93 |
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €150 | €107 | -29% | 194 / 92 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €206 | €119 | -42% | 183 / 87 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €232 | €126 | -46% | 157 / 99 |
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 Lagos: 275 in all, 184 on Agoda and 93 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 Lagos on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 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 EUR, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 25 October 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 →