Which district in Riyadh is cheapest to stay in?
In Riyadh, the cheapest district to stay in is Al Aqiq, at a median asking price of $71 a night, and the priciest is Ar Rimal at $145 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 15 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 42 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 14:52 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Riyadh, Ar Rimal asks a median $145 a night, +103% against $71 in Al Aqiq, the cheapest of 15 districts compared on the same 42 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Aqiq | $71 | $60–$92 | 42 | 10 | 8.5 (9) | 60% of 5 |
| Al Malaz | $76 | $61–$111 | 42 | 21 | 8.2 (21) | 36% of 14 |
| Al Sulaimaniah | $83 | $69–$109 | 42 | 11 | 9.0 (11) | 22% of 9 |
| Al Hamra | $88 | $76–$95 | 42 | 11 | 8.2 (11) | 33% of 6 |
| Aghadir | $92 | $74–$149 | 42 | 22 | 8.4 (21) | 28% of 18 |
| Qurtuba | $93 | $75–$140 | 42 | 13 | 8.4 (13) | 29% of 7 |
| An Nuzhah | $95 | $91–$112 | 42 | 7 | 8.7 (6) | — |
| Al Izdihar | $96 | $72–$122 | 42 | 13 | 8.7 (13) | 40% of 5 |
| Al Yarmuk | $103 | $81–$145 | 42 | 9 | 8.5 (9) | 67% of 6 |
| Al Yasmin | $107 | $77–$112 | 42 | 9 | 8.7 (9) | 43% of 7 |
| Al Olaya | $112 | $90–$159 | 42 | 48 | 8.5 (48) | 60% of 30 |
| Al Mathar | $118 | $90–$155 | 42 | 7 | 8.7 (7) | 60% of 5 |
| As Sahafah | $120 | $101–$221 | 42 | 13 | 8.4 (13) | 45% of 11 |
| An Nahdah | $134 | $60–$151 | 42 | 10 | 8.2 (9) | — |
| Ar Rimal | $145 | $115–$191 | 42 | 9 | 9.0 (9) | 71% of 7 |
- 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 42 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 Riyadh whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Al Aqiq: a median $71 a night, score 8.5 across 9 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Aqiq | $71 | 8.5 | 9 |
| Al Malaz | $76 | 8.2 | 21 |
| Al Sulaimaniah | $83 | 9.0 | 11 |
| Al Hamra | $88 | 8.2 | 11 |
| Aghadir | $92 | 8.4 | 21 |
| Qurtuba | $93 | 8.4 | 13 |
| An Nuzhah | $95 | 8.7 | 6 |
| Al Izdihar | $96 | 8.7 | 13 |
| Al Yarmuk | $103 | 8.5 | 9 |
| Al Yasmin | $107 | 8.7 | 9 |
| Al Olaya | $112 | 8.5 | 48 |
| Al Mathar | $118 | 8.7 | 7 |
| As Sahafah | $120 | 8.4 | 13 |
| An Nahdah | $134 | 8.2 | 9 |
| Ar Rimal | $145 | 9.0 | 9 |
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 Riyadh is in An Nahdah: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $80 against $137 Monday to Thursday (-41%), over 10 and 24 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Malaz | $98 | $73 | +34% | 10 / 24 |
| As Sahafah | $136 | $116 | +18% | 10 / 24 |
| Al Yarmuk | $118 | $103 | +15% | 10 / 24 |
| Al Izdihar | $107 | $96 | +12% | 10 / 24 |
| Qurtuba | $99 | $92 | +8% | 10 / 24 |
| Al Aqiq | $74 | $71 | +4% | 10 / 24 |
| Al Mathar | $119 | $118 | +1% | 10 / 24 |
| Al Hamra | $88 | $88 | 0% | 10 / 24 |
| An Nuzhah | $95 | $95 | 0% | 10 / 24 |
| Aghadir | $92 | $93 | -1% | 10 / 24 |
| Al Olaya | $111 | $112 | -1% | 10 / 24 |
| Al Yasmin | $106 | $107 | -1% | 10 / 24 |
| Al Sulaimaniah | $78 | $84 | -7% | 10 / 24 |
| Ar Rimal | $137 | $165 | -17% | 10 / 24 |
| An Nahdah | $80 | $137 | -41% | 10 / 24 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 42 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Riyadh: 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: 294 of the 294 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 →