Rental rates in the capital increased by 8.6%, news agency MTI wrote.

In a month-on-month comparison, home rental rates edged up 0.9% nationwide and increased 1.3% in Budapest.

In the capital, the average monthly rental rate was HUF 250,000, Ingatlan.com said.

The average monthly rental rate was HUF 225,000 in Debrecen, Hungary’s second-biggest city.

In the county seats of Szeged, Pécs and Győr, rates were between HUF 160,000 and HUF 190,000.