Hotel tax by country

The map

What government adds on top of the room rate.

Darker means more is added at checkout, on top of the price you were quoted. It does not mean more tax: in most of Europe and in Japan the tax is already inside the rate you compared, which is why some heavily taxed countries sit at the light end. Hotel charges like resort fees are never in the colour, because no government sets them.

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArgentina: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailArmeniaAustralia: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailAustria: about 5% added on top of the quoted rate on the Vienna basis, checked August 29, 2026AzerbaijanThe Bahamas: about 10% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 29, 2026BangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelize: about 9% added on top of the quoted rate, checked September 1, 2026BeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazil: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026BruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodia: about 12% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 31, 2026CameroonCanada: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailCentral African RepublicChadChile: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailChina: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailColombia: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailCongoCosta Rica: about 13% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 31, 2026Côte d'IvoireCroatia: the coast in peak season, at the Dubrovnik rate. A flat charge modelled at about 1.8% of the reference room, other rungs differ, checked August 29, 2026CubaCyprusCzechia: a flat charge modelled at about 1.4% of the reference room on the Prague basis, checked August 29, 2026Democratic Republic of the CongoDenmark: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026DjiboutiDominican Republic: about 18% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 31, 2026Ecuador: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailEgypt: about 15% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 31, 2026El Salvador: checked, no tourist or hotel taxEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaeSwatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFiji: about 10% added on top of the quoted rate, checked September 1, 2026FinlandFrance: a 3 star hotel in Paris, at the published 2026 rate. A flat charge modelled at about 3.7% of the reference room, other rungs differ, checked August 31, 2026French Southern and Antarctic LandsGabonGambiaGeorgia: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked September 1, 2026Germany: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailGhanaGreece: a four-star hotel in peak season. A flat charge modelled at about 4% of the reference room, other rungs differ, checked August 29, 2026GreenlandGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungary: about 4% added on top of the quoted rate on the Budapest basis, checked August 29, 2026Iceland: a flat charge modelled at about 3.7% of the reference room, checked August 29, 2026India: a mid-range room, from 1,001 to 7,500 rupees a night. About 5% added on top of the quoted rate, other rungs differ, checked August 31, 2026Indonesia: about 10% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 31, 2026IranIraqIreland: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026Israel: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailItaly: a government charge applies, its shape is known but not yet a figure on this scaleJamaica: about 10% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 29, 2026Japan: a government charge applies, its shape is known but not yet a figure on this scaleJordanKazakhstan: checked, no tourist or hotel taxKenya: about 2% added on top of the quoted rate, checked September 1, 2026KosovoKuwait: checked, no tourist or hotel taxKyrgyzstanLaos: checked, no tourist or hotel taxLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaliMauritaniaMexico: Quintana Roo, meaning Cancun, the Riviera Maya, Tulum and Cozumel. About 21% added on top of the quoted rate, other rungs differ, checked August 29, 2026MoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMorocco: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailMozambiqueMyanmarNamibia: checked, no tourist or hotel taxNepalNetherlands: about 10.3% added on top of the quoted rate on the Amsterdam basis, checked August 11, 2026New CaledoniaNew Zealand: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026NicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorthern CyprusNorway: a government charge applies, its shape is known but not yet a figure on this scaleOman: about 9% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 29, 2026PakistanPalestinePanama: about 10% added on top of the quoted rate, checked September 1, 2026Papua New GuineaParaguayPeru: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailPhilippines: checked, no tourist or hotel taxPoland: the towns that levy it, at the 2026 national ceiling. A flat charge modelled at about 0.5% of the reference room, other rungs differ, checked August 29, 2026Portugal: a flat charge modelled at about 2.7% of the reference room on the Lisbon basis, checked August 29, 2026Puerto RicoQatar: checked, no tourist or hotel taxRomaniaRussia: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailRwanda: about 3% added on top of the quoted rate, checked September 1, 2026Saudi Arabia: about 15% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 29, 2026SenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSomalilandSouth Africa: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026South Korea: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026South SudanSpain: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailSri Lanka: about 19% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 31, 2026SudanSurinameSweden: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026Switzerland: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailSyriaTaiwan: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026TajikistanTanzaniaThailand: checked, no tourist or hotel taxTimor-LesteTogoTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkey: about 1% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 31, 2026TurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab Emirates: Dubai at the five-star Tourism Dirham rate. A flat charge modelled at about 3.2% of the reference room, other rungs differ, checked August 29, 2026United Kingdom: about 5% added on top of the quoted rate on the Edinburgh basis, checked August 29, 2026United States: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnam: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026Western SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweNetherlands: about 10.3% added on top of the quoted rate on the Amsterdam basis, checked August 11, 2026Maldives: a flat charge modelled at about 24% of the reference room, checked August 19, 2026Switzerland: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailJamaica: about 10% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 29, 2026Bahrain: a flat charge modelled at about 19.7% of the reference room, checked August 29, 2026The Bahamas: about 10% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 29, 2026Aruba: a flat charge modelled at about 14.3% of the reference room, checked August 29, 2026Dominican Republic: about 18% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 31, 2026Singapore: about 9% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 31, 2026Denmark: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026Taiwan: the tax is inside the quoted price, so about nothing is added at checkout, checked August 31, 2026Hong Kong: about 3% added on top of the quoted rate, checked August 31, 2026Cayman Islands: about 13% added on top of the quoted rate, checked September 1, 2026Fiji: about 10% added on top of the quoted rate, checked September 1, 2026Belize: about 9% added on top of the quoted rate, checked September 1, 2026Bermuda: about 7.25% added on top of the quoted rate, checked September 1, 2026Rwanda: about 3% added on top of the quoted rate, checked September 1, 2026Saint Lucia: a flat charge modelled at about 3.5% of the reference room, checked September 1, 2026Israel: it depends on the city or on who you are, tap through for the detailBhutanQatar: checked, no tourist or hotel taxKuwait: checked, no tourist or hotel taxEl Salvador: checked, no tourist or hotel tax

True Trip CostsGovernment charges only. Checked .

Equal-area projection, so a country's size on the map matches its size on the ground rather than being inflated by its latitude. Countries too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot where we hold a figure.

Added on top of the quoted rate, by government

  • Under 5%
  • 5 to 10%
  • 10 to 15%
  • 15 to 22%
  • 22% and up

Hatching means the rate varies too much inside the country for one national figure. Specks mean the charge is a flat fee per night, converted at one declared room rather than measured as a percentage. Hairlines mean there is a charge we have checked but not yet put on this scale. Grey never means untaxed: it means we have not checked it yet. The reference room behind the modelled colours, and every country's sourced and dated figures, are on the full map.

Government hotel and tourist taxes added on top of a quoted room rate, each country sourced and dated.

truetripcosts.com/hotel-tax-mapChecked Sep 2026