Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Malacca?
No: in Malacca, Airbnb homes asked a median $44 a night against $38 for hotels on Agoda, 17% more (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 89, hotels on Agoda 199). 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 21:01 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Malacca, the middle half of asking prices ran from $25 to $57 for hotels on Agoda and from $35 to $62 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $38 | $25 | $57 | 199 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | $44 | $35 | $62 | 89 | 71 |
| All places pooled | $40 | $28 | $59 | 288 | 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 Malacca against Monday to Thursday: +19% for hotels on Agoda and +44% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $44 | $37 | +19% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $59 | $41 | +44% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Malacca was widest in November 2026: $40 for Airbnb homes against $33 for hotels on Agoda, 21% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $33 | $38 | +16% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | $33 | $40 | +21% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $41 | $49 | +19% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $38 | $40 | +6% | 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 25 December 2026 in Malacca (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $73 against $51 for hotels on Agoda, 43% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $51 | $73 | +43% | 199 / 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 Malacca: 288 in all, 199 on Agoda and 89 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 Malacca 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 USD, 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 →