Rental rates in the capital increased at the same rate as the nationwide average.

In a month-on-month comparison, home rental rates edged up 0.4% for the whole country and rose 0.9% in Budapest.

The monthly rental rate for a flat in the capital averaged HUF 221,000 in the first half of the year. A home in a large city in the west of the country could be rented for HUF 156,000/month.