Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Maputo?
Yes: in Maputo, Airbnb homes asked a median $73 a night against $82 for hotels on Agoda, 11% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 96). 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 112 places checked, read 25 October 2026 21:15 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Maputo, the middle half of asking prices ran from $56 to $115 for hotels on Agoda and from $55 to $112 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $82 | $56 | $115 | 96 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | $73 | $55 | $112 | 93 | 71 |
| All places pooled | $77 | $55 | $114 | 188 | 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 Maputo against Monday to Thursday: 0% for hotels on Agoda and +4% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $82 | $82 | 0% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $75 | $72 | +4% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Maputo was widest in October 2026: $74 for Airbnb homes against $87 for hotels on Agoda, 15% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | $83 | $74 | -11% | 16 | 16 August 2026 |
| September 2026 | $86 | $75 | -13% | 30 | 16 August 2026 |
| October 2026 | $87 | $74 | -15% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | $80 | $72 | -10% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $82 | $74 | -10% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $82 | $75 | -9% | 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 Maputo (International Fraternalism Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $75 against $90 for hotels on Agoda, 16% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Family Day | $84 | $81 | -4% | 83 / 88 |
| 1 January 2027 | International Fraternalism Day | $90 | $75 | -16% | 65 / 93 |
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 Maputo: 188 in all, 96 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 Maputo 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 112 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 →