Rental rates in the capital increased by 21.6%.

In a month-on-month comparison, home rental rates increased 1.7% nationwide – recovering after a rare slip in the previous month – and were up 2.1% in Budapest.

The monthly rental rate for a flat in the capital averaged HUF 207,000 in H2 2022, the data show. In the west of the country, a flat could be rented for HUF 147,000 per month.