Rental rates in the capital were up 3.9% in September, with rates in areas on the outskirts of the city's central districts climbing 3.7%.

In a month-on-month comparison, home rental rates rose 0.9% countrywide and edged up 0.3% in Budapest in September.

The monthly rental rate for an apartment in the capital averaged HUF 152,000 in the first half of the year. In the west of the country, a flat could be rented for HUF 118,000 per month.