Is Oaxaca expensive for hotels?

No: hotels in Oaxaca ask a median $91 a night, -29% against the median of 487 other towns measured in USD ($129); it ranks 340 of 488 from the priciest (latest scan 7 November 2026).

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 17:41 UTC.

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How Oaxaca compares with other towns

The 487 other towns measured in USD ask a median $129 a night; at $91, hotels in Oaxaca rank 340 of 488 from the priciest.

RankTownMedian a nightAgainst this town
333Mardin$95+4%
334Kurashiki$94+3%
335San Jose$93+2%
336Ciudad Juarez$92+1%
337Sapporo$920%
338Phuket$920%
339Kotor$920%
340Oaxaca$910%
341Sanya$91-1%
342Canakkale$89-2%
343Varna$89-3%
344Macau SAR$89-3%
345Gyor$89-3%
346Pecs$89-3%
347Kanazawa$88-3%

Each percentage compares a town's median with this town's; towns read in another currency are not in this comparison.

Cheapest and priciest month ahead

Across the 3 months ahead measured for hotels in Oaxaca, the cheapest is November 2026 at a median $87 a night and the priciest January 2027 at $93.

MonthMedian a nightAverage a night
November 2026$87$132
December 2026$90$149
January 2027$93$144

Priciest and cheapest night ahead

The priciest night ahead is 2 January 2027, a median $121 a night; the cheapest is 23 November 2026, a median $80.

NightDateMedian a night
Priciest night2 January 2027$121
Cheapest night23 November 2026$80

What was measured

Asking prices of hotels in Oaxaca for one night for two adults, 84 nights measured from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; compared with 487 other towns measured in the same currency, USD.

  • Only hotel asking prices are measured here: not flights, food or transport.
  • Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, never converted at an exchange rate.
  • A place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is checked but left out of the median.
  • Asking prices seen while searching for a stay: 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 →

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