Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Phnom Penh?
About the same: in Phnom Penh, Airbnb homes asked a median $34 a night against $33 for hotels on Agoda, 2% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 200). 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 14:36 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Phnom Penh, the middle half of asking prices ran from $25 to $54 for hotels on Agoda and from $27 to $45 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $33 | $25 | $54 | 200 | 84 |
| Airbnb homes | $34 | $27 | $45 | 90 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $34 | $25 | $49 | 290 | 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 Phnom Penh against Monday to Thursday: +1% for hotels on Agoda and 0% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $34 | $33 | +1% | 24 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $34 | $34 | 0% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Phnom Penh was widest in November 2026: $32 for Airbnb homes against $33 for hotels on Agoda, 4% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $33 | $32 | -4% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $33 | $34 | +3% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $33 | $34 | +2% | 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 24 November 2026 in Phnom Penh (Water Festival), Airbnb homes asked a median $35 against $36 for hotels on Agoda, 4% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2026 | Water Festival | $32 | $33 | +5% | 200 / 92 |
| 24 November 2026 | Water Festival | $36 | $35 | -4% | 200 / 93 |
| 25 November 2026 | Water Festival | $33 | $32 | -2% | 199 / 89 |
| 29 December 2026 | Peace Day in Cambodia | $32 | $33 | +3% | 200 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | International New Year Day | $35 | $32 | -8% | 199 / 90 |
| 7 January 2027 | Day of Victory over the Genocidal Regime | $34 | $35 | +3% | 199 / 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 Phnom Penh: 290 in all, 200 on Agoda and 90 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 Phnom Penh 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.
- Airbnb nights read on 7 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 →