Rental rates in the capital increased by 11.7%.

In a month-on-month comparison, home rental rates rose 1.5% for the whole country and climbed 1.9% in Budapest.

The monthly rental rate for a flat in the capital averaged HUF 235,000 in the second half of last year. A home in a large city in the west of the country could be rented for HUF 170,000/month.