Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Tromsø?
Yes: in Tromsø, Airbnb homes asked a median $307 a night against $539 for hotels on Agoda, 43% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 122). Nights measured on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 165 places checked, read 25 October 2026 07:41 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Tromsø, the middle half of asking prices ran from $391 to $1 125 for hotels on Agoda and from $225 to $386 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $539 | $391 | $1 125 | 122 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | $307 | $225 | $386 | 93 | 71 |
| All places pooled | $423 | $289 | $627 | 211 | 71 |
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 Tromsø against Monday to Thursday: +5% for hotels on Agoda and +7% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $568 | $543 | +5% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $327 | $306 | +7% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Tromsø was widest in January 2027: $295 for Airbnb homes against $532 for hotels on Agoda, 45% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $400 | $252 | -37% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $586 | $332 | -43% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $532 | $295 | -45% | 22 | 25 October 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 26 December 2026 in Tromsø (Second Day of Christmas), Airbnb homes asked a median $536 against $1 116 for hotels on Agoda, 52% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $1 023 | $536 | -48% | 81 / 93 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | $1 116 | $536 | -52% | 72 / 94 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $1 033 | $632 | -39% | 73 / 94 |
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 a typical night in Tromsø: 211 in all, 122 on Agoda and 93 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 Tromsø on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 165 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 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 25 October 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 →