Which district in Muscat is cheapest to stay in?
In Muscat, the cheapest district to stay in is Al Azaiba Area, at a median asking price of $45 a night, and the priciest is Al Jissah at $259 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 10 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 79 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 14:32 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Muscat, Al Jissah asks a median $259 a night, +476% against $45 in Al Azaiba Area, the cheapest of 10 districts compared on the same 79 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Azaiba Area | $45 | $33–$74 | 79 | 28 | 8.4 (24) | 32% of 25 |
| Ruwi Area | $46 | $39–$57 | 79 | 11 | 8.3 (10) | 40% of 10 |
| Seeb | $49 | $34–$64 | 79 | 47 | 8.1 (40) | 24% of 42 |
| Al Khuwair | $50 | $38–$73 | 79 | 36 | 8.0 (32) | 35% of 31 |
| Al Ghubrah | $66 | $44–$99 | 79 | 60 | 8.3 (54) | 38% of 58 |
| Mutrah | $75 | $65–$124 | 79 | 7 | 8.8 (7) | 14% of 7 |
| Qurm Area | $82 | $39–$284 | 79 | 15 | 9.0 (15) | 40% of 15 |
| Muscat International Airport | $117 | $47–$160 | 79 | 29 | 8.7 (27) | 52% of 27 |
| As Sifah | $157 | $123–$194 | 79 | 52 | 8.8 (46) | 70% of 50 |
| Al Jissah | $259 | $158–$354 | 79 | 18 | 9.1 (16) | 56% of 18 |
- 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 79 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 Muscat whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Al Azaiba Area: a median $45 a night, score 8.4 across 24 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Azaiba Area | $45 | 8.4 | 24 |
| Ruwi Area | $46 | 8.3 | 10 |
| Seeb | $49 | 8.1 | 40 |
| Al Khuwair | $50 | 8.0 | 32 |
| Al Ghubrah | $66 | 8.3 | 54 |
| Mutrah | $75 | 8.8 | 7 |
| Qurm Area | $82 | 9.0 | 15 |
| Muscat International Airport | $117 | 8.7 | 27 |
| As Sifah | $157 | 8.8 | 46 |
| Al Jissah | $259 | 9.1 | 16 |
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 Muscat is in Muscat International Airport: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $90 against $117 Monday to Thursday (-23%), over 23 and 45 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jissah | $290 | $259 | +12% | 23 / 45 |
| As Sifah | $171 | $157 | +9% | 23 / 45 |
| Ruwi Area | $47 | $46 | +2% | 23 / 45 |
| Al Khuwair | $50 | $50 | 0% | 23 / 45 |
| Mutrah | $75 | $75 | 0% | 23 / 45 |
| Qurm Area | $82 | $82 | 0% | 23 / 45 |
| Seeb | $49 | $49 | 0% | 23 / 45 |
| Al Azaiba Area | $44 | $45 | -2% | 23 / 45 |
| Al Ghubrah | $65 | $66 | -2% | 23 / 45 |
| Muscat International Airport | $90 | $117 | -23% | 23 / 45 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 79 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Muscat, the cheapest district is Seeb at a median $58 a night and the priciest As Sifah at $176, across 3 districts compared on the same 46 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeb | $58 | $46–$112 | 46 | 14 |
| Al Ghubrah | $99 | $77–$179 | 46 | 21 |
| As Sifah | $176 | $123–$208 | 46 | 48 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Muscat: 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: 320 of the 320 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 →