Rental rates in the capital increased 7.8%. In a month-on-month comparison, home rental rates edged down 0.6% for the whole country and fell 1.1% in Budapest.

The average monthly rental rates for flats in Budapest ranged from less than HUF 200,000 in outlying districts to HUF 340,000 in the leafy District II.

The average monthly rental rate was HUF 220,000 in Debrecen, HUF 200,000 in Győr and HUF 160,000 in Szeged.