Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Sarajevo?
Yes: in Sarajevo, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $64 a night against $87 for hotels on Agoda, 27% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 95, hotels on Agoda 103). 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 14:08 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Sarajevo, the middle half of asking prices ran from $63 to $112 for hotels on Agoda and from $50 to $79 for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $87 | $63 | $112 | 103 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $64 | $50 | $79 | 95 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $73 | $52 | $99 | 198 | 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 Sarajevo against Monday to Thursday: -2% for hotels on Agoda and +3% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $87 | $89 | -2% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $65 | $62 | +3% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Sarajevo was widest in November 2026: $52 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $74 for hotels on Agoda, 29% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $74 | $52 | -29% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $81 | $62 | -23% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $90 | $65 | -28% | 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.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on Agoda on a typical night in Sarajevo: 198 in all, 103 of them hotels and 95 apartments and homes.
- Apartments and homes on Agoda: the places Agoda lists as not a hotel (apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms), priced in the same search as its hotels, one night for 2 adults.
- Hotels on Agoda: the places Agoda files as a hotel; Agoda files many guesthouses, hostels and aparthotels there too, so the apartment count is a floor.
- A place Agoda gives no kind for is in the pooled row only.
- Both sides come from the same Agoda search on the same night.
What was measured
Nights measured in Sarajevo 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.
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 →