Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Oklahoma City (OK)?
No: in Oklahoma City (OK), Airbnb homes asked a median $127 a night against $113 for hotels on Agoda, 12% more (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 89, hotels on Agoda 197). Nights measured on both sides: 85, from 13 November 2026 to 5 February 2027, read on 8 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 207 places checked, read 8 November 2026 00:35 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Oklahoma City (OK), the middle half of asking prices ran from $84 to $169 for hotels on Agoda and from $100 to $180 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $113 | $84 | $169 | 197 | 85 |
| Airbnb homes | $127 | $100 | $180 | 89 | 85 |
| All places pooled | $117 | $88 | $171 | 285 | 85 |
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 Oklahoma City (OK) against Monday to Thursday: +9% for hotels on Agoda and +10% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $119 | $109 | +9% | 25 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $138 | $125 | +10% | 25 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Oklahoma City (OK) was widest in November 2026: $143 for Airbnb homes against $109 for hotels on Agoda, 31% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $109 | $143 | +31% | 23 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $105 | $130 | +24% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $118 | $123 | +5% | 31 | 8 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 1 January 2027 in Oklahoma City (OK) (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $121 against $126 for hotels on Agoda, 4% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $105 | $142 | +35% | 180 / 87 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $108 | $142 | +31% | 183 / 96 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $126 | $121 | -4% | 178 / 88 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $112 | $110 | -2% | 197 / 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 Oklahoma City (OK): 285 in all, 197 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 Oklahoma City (OK) on both sides: 85, from 13 November 2026 to 5 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 207 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 8 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 8 November 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 →