Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Sanliurfa?
Yes: in Sanliurfa, Airbnb homes asked a median $58 a night against $96 for hotels on Agoda, 39% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 88, hotels on Agoda 56). Nights measured on both sides: 79, from 13 November 2026 to 31 January 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 68 places checked, read 7 November 2026 20:33 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Sanliurfa, the middle half of asking prices ran from $70 to $129 for hotels on Agoda and from $45 to $88 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $96 | $70 | $129 | 56 | 79 |
| Airbnb homes | $58 | $45 | $88 | 88 | 79 |
| All places pooled | $70 | $50 | $105 | 143 | 79 |
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 Sanliurfa against Monday to Thursday: +12% 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 | $106 | $95 | +12% | 24 | 43 |
| Airbnb homes | $58 | $58 | 0% | 24 | 43 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Sanliurfa was widest in January 2027: $58 for Airbnb homes against $116 for hotels on Agoda, 50% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $87 | $55 | -37% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $86 | $58 | -33% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $116 | $58 | -50% | 30 | 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.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on a typical night in Sanliurfa: 143 in all, 56 on Agoda and 88 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 Sanliurfa on both sides: 79, from 13 November 2026 to 31 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 68 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 →