Is Salalah expensive for hotels?
No: hotels in Salalah ask a median $85 a night, -34% against the median of 487 other towns measured in USD ($129); it ranks 356 of 488 from the priciest (latest scan 7 November 2026).
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 18:26 UTC.
Updated
How Salalah compares with other towns
The 487 other towns measured in USD ask a median $129 a night; at $85, hotels in Salalah rank 356 of 488 from the priciest.
| Rank | Town | Median a night | Against this town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 | Rapid City (SD) | $88 | +3% |
| 350 | Ankara | $87 | +2% |
| 351 | Merida | $87 | +2% |
| 352 | Kyoto | $87 | +2% |
| 353 | Chisinau | $87 | +2% |
| 353 | Yokohama | $87 | +2% |
| 355 | Sofia | $85 | 0% |
| 356 | Salalah | $85 | 0% |
| 357 | Bucharest | $85 | 0% |
| 358 | Plovdiv | $84 | -1% |
| 359 | Okinawa Main island | $84 | -1% |
| 360 | Gebze | $84 | -2% |
| 361 | Maputo | $82 | -4% |
| 362 | Szeged | $82 | -4% |
| 363 | Jeddah | $81 | -4% |
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 Salalah, the cheapest is November 2026 at a median $73 a night and the priciest January 2027 at $91.
| Month | Median a night | Average a night |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $73 | $113 |
| December 2026 | $84 | $125 |
| January 2027 | $91 | $162 |
Priciest and cheapest night ahead
The priciest night ahead is 12 January 2027, a median $93 a night; the cheapest is 14 November 2026, a median $66.
| Night | Date | Median a night |
|---|---|---|
| Priciest night | 12 January 2027 | $93 |
| Cheapest night | 14 November 2026 | $66 |
What was measured
Asking prices of hotels in Salalah 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 →