Hotel vs Airbnb Calculator
Compare the total cost of staying at a hotel versus an Airbnb. Includes all fees, taxes, and per-person costs to help you make the best decision.
Cheaper Option
Airbnb
Total Savings
$85
Inputs
Comparison
Savings Percentage
16.19%
Hotel Total Cost
$525
Airbnb Total Cost
$440
Hotel Cost Per Night
$175
Airbnb Cost Per Night
$146.67
Hotel Cost Per Person
$262.5
Airbnb Cost Per Person
$220
Total Cost Comparison
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter values in both columns to compare scenarios side by side. This layout lets you see how changing one variable affects the outcome relative to another scenario.
- Number of Nights — Total nights of your stay. Accepts values from 1 to 90 (default: 3).
- Number of Travelers — Used to calculate per-person costs. Accepts values from 1 to 10 (default: 2).
- Hotel Nightly Rate — Base room rate per night before resort/parking fees. Accepts values from $0 to $2,000 (default: $150).
- Hotel Resort Fee (per night) — Many hotels charge a mandatory daily resort fee ($15-$50+). Check before booking. Accepts values from $0 to $200 (default: $25).
- Hotel Parking Fee (per night) — Nightly parking fee if you're bringing a car. $0 if not applicable. Accepts values from $0 to $100 (default: $0).
- Airbnb Nightly Rate — Listed nightly rate on Airbnb before cleaning and service fees. Accepts values from $0 to $2,000 (default: $120).
- Airbnb Cleaning Fee (one-time) — One-time fee charged by the host, shown on the listing. Accepts values from $0 to $500 (default: $50).
- Airbnb Service Fee (one-time) — Airbnb's service fee (typically 6-12% of subtotal). Accepts values from $0 to $500 (default: $30).
- Once all inputs are set, review your results in the Results panel. Here's what each output means:
- Cheaper Option — your calculated result. This is the primary result of this calculator.
- Total Savings — shown as a dollar amount. This is the primary result of this calculator.
- Savings Percentage — shown as a percentage.
- Hotel Total Cost — shown as a dollar amount.
- Airbnb Total Cost — shown as a dollar amount.
- Hotel Cost Per Night — shown as a dollar amount.
- Airbnb Cost Per Night — shown as a dollar amount.
- Hotel Cost Per Person — shown as a dollar amount.
- Airbnb Cost Per Person — shown as a dollar amount.
- View the Total Cost Comparison below for a visual breakdown of how the numbers relate to each other.
- Explore the related calculators below if you need deeper analysis or want to approach this topic from a different angle.
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