Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Sharjah?
No: in Sharjah, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $131 a night against $88 for hotels on Agoda, 49% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 94, hotels on Agoda 104). Nights measured on both sides: 83, from 14 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 17:33 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Sharjah, the middle half of asking prices ran from $63 to $137 for hotels on Agoda and from $84 to $183 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 | $88 | $63 | $137 | 104 | 83 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $131 | $84 | $183 | 94 | 83 |
| All places pooled | $109 | $66 | $163 | 197 | 83 |
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 Sharjah against Monday to Thursday: -2% for hotels on Agoda and +4% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $88 | $90 | -2% | 23 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $135 | $129 | +4% | 23 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Sharjah was widest in November 2026: $117 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $62 for hotels on Agoda, 89% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $62 | $117 | +89% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $82 | $135 | +64% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $99 | $135 | +36% | 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 1 January 2027 in Sharjah (New Year's Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $166 against $145 for hotels on Agoda, 15% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 December 2026 | National Day | $82 | $125 | +53% | 111 / 84 |
| 3 December 2026 | National Day | $80 | $129 | +62% | 111 / 88 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $145 | $166 | +15% | 92 / 102 |
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 Agoda on a typical night in Sharjah: 197 in all, 104 of them hotels and 94 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 Sharjah on both sides: 83, from 14 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 →