Rental rates in the capital increased 9.3%, state news wire MTI reports.

In a month-on-month comparison, home rental rates edged up 1.8% for the whole country and climbed 1.4% in Budapest.

The monthly rental rate for a flat in the capital averaged HUF 250,000 in H1.

A home in a large city in the west of the country could be rented for HUF 178,000/month, the report notes.