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Lodging and flights trip cost calculator
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Average priceGoing rate for 40 cities, Airbnb vs hotel (Bogotá: Airbnb only) → Type your own pricesType what you see, side by side →▶ Watch the tutorial video (opens in a new tab)
Estimates for planning, not a quote. Real prices, fees and taxes come from the booking site.
Average price
The going rate for a city: a budget-end price (the 25th percentile) with the median beside it.
Pick a city and type the nights.Guests is optional (we assume 2).
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Type your own prices →Estimate for trip planning, not a quote.
Budget-end price per night, before taxes and fees
Airbnb price is for an entire home or apartment, sized to your group. It's not a private room, a room in a shared house, or a guesthouse. Those usually cost less.
Your total
| Hotel | Airbnb |
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Other costs to think about
- Cleaning fee
- Resort or destination fees
- Parking
- Food and kitchen
- Transport
- Cancellation terms
Where these numbers come from
Your total trip guestimate
Estimate for trip planning, not a quote.
Type the total fare including taxes. Bag and seat fees aren't included.
Travelers left blank = your Guests number (2 if none). We never guess a fare.
Lodging total
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Food, transport and other costs are not included. See “Other costs to think about” above.
Live deals can come in below the average, so check current prices.
Affiliate link: we may earn a commission at no cost to you.
Open real Airbnb listings ↗Plain link, not an affiliate link. Opens Airbnb in a new tab.
Every number here is an estimate from public data, not a live price. Your hotel or host may charge more or less.
Type your own prices
Type the numbers you see on Airbnb and the hotel site. Every price box starts blank. Only the city tax and Airbnb’s service fee % are filled in, and you can change them.
Airbnb
Hotel
Type the hotel price per room per night (for two rooms, type the total for both). Tax is added to the prices and fees you type, not to parking. Use the same money (for example dollars) in every box. $ and commas are fine.
Result
Your totals show up here.Type the nights and a nightly price for Airbnb and the hotel.
Estimate for trip planning, not a quote.
See the breakdown
| Hotel | Airbnb |
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Other costs to think about
- Cleaning fee
- Resort or destination fees
- Parking
- Food and kitchen
- Transport
- Cancellation terms
Live deals can come in below the average, so check current prices.
Affiliate link: we may earn a commission at no cost to you.
Open real Airbnb listings ↗Plain link, not an affiliate link. Opens Airbnb in a new tab. Type the prices you see back here.
Totals are only as accurate as the numbers you type. Check the final price on the booking page before you pay.
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