Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Oaxaca?
Yes: in Oaxaca, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $79 a night against $97 for hotels on Agoda, 19% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 54, hotels on Agoda 144). Nights measured on both sides: 84, 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 17:41 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Oaxaca, the middle half of asking prices ran from $68 to $172 for hotels on Agoda and from $56 to $109 for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $97 | $68 | $172 | 144 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $79 | $56 | $109 | 54 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $91 | $64 | $152 | 197 | 84 |
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 Oaxaca against Monday to Thursday: -1% for hotels on Agoda and +2% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $97 | $98 | -1% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $79 | $77 | +2% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Oaxaca was widest in January 2027: $77 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $102 for hotels on Agoda, 24% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $91 | $75 | -18% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $94 | $79 | -16% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $102 | $77 | -24% | 31 | 7 November 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 Oaxaca (Christmas Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $94 against $134 for hotels on Agoda, 29% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2026 | Revolution Day | $91 | $75 | -18% | 153 / 44 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $134 | $94 | -29% | 135 / 62 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $137 | $86 | -38% | 114 / 84 |
| 1 February 2027 | Constitution Day | $103 | $85 | -18% | 136 / 61 |
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 Agoda on a typical night in Oaxaca: 197 in all, 144 of them hotels and 54 apartments and homes.
- Apartments and homes on Agoda: the places Agoda lists as not a hotel (apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms), priced in the same search as its hotels, one night for 2 adults.
- Hotels on Agoda: the places Agoda files as a hotel; Agoda files many guesthouses, hostels and aparthotels there too, so the apartment count is a floor.
- A place Agoda gives no kind for is in the pooled row only.
- Both sides come from the same Agoda search on the same night.
What was measured
Nights measured in Oaxaca on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 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 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 →