Airbnb vs Hotel Calculator
Compare a short-term rental and hotel using the nightly prices, fees, taxes, room count and meal savings you enter.
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Comparison
About this calculator
Compare the trip costs entered here; all monetary inputs and outputs are in USD. Meal savings are the estimated total for the whole group per day and are subtracted only from the rental total. Add all relevant fees yourself; this is a scenario comparison, not a booking recommendation.
Worked example
calculated with the default values below
Number of nights 5 · Rental nightly rate 140 USD/night · Cleaning fee 95 USD/stay · Service fee 14 % · Hotel nightly rate 190 USD/night · Hotel rooms needed 2 · Hotel tax rate 13 % · Meal savings per booked night (whole group) 40 USD/day Rental total 893.00 $ · Hotel total 2,147.00 $ · Rental net after meal savings 693.00 $ · Rental cost per night 178.60 $ · Hotel cost per night 429.40 $ · Cheaper option The rental is cheaper by $1454
General background references
Disclaimer
These calculators give general estimates. Sizing, pricing, availability and standards vary by brand, retailer and country, so treat the output as a starting point and confirm it against the seller's or authority's own figures.
Implementation source
This record describes the implementation used by this page. It is not independent validation. External references, when available, support only the stated formula or definition; estimates and custom rules retain their own assumptions.
Formula and variables
A = r×n + c + r×n×s÷100; H = h×n×q×(1 + t÷100)
- A
- total rental cost
- H
- total hotel cost
- r
- rental nightly rate
- n
- number of nights
- c
- cleaning fee
- h, q
- hotel nightly rate and number of rooms
Rental = nightly rate × nights + one-time cleaning + service fee; hotel = nightly rate × nights × rooms + entered tax. Daily meal savings are the whole-group total and reduce only the rental estimate.
Frequently asked questions
Which costs does this comparison include?
Rental cost is nightly rate × nights, plus cleaning fee and service fee. Hotel cost is nightly rate × nights × rooms, plus the entered tax. Meal savings are subtracted from the rental total; enter the estimated difference for the whole group per day. Add fees the model does not include.