HCSO–ingatlan.com-rent index, April 2026
Figure 1
In April 2026, there was no meaningful change in the rental market. Compared with the previous month, rental fees increased by 0.2% nationwide, while in Budapest they fell by 0.1%. Compared with a year earlier, advertised rental fees were 6.5% higher nationwide and 4.9% higher in Budapest, and they exceeded the 2021 base period by 71% and 72%, respectively. The virtually stagnant nominal rent index, combined with the rising consumer price index, resulted in a decline in real rents: compared with the previous month, real rents were 0.2% lower nationwide and 0.5% lower in the capital. Over a longer horizon, however, the upward trend in real rents persisted: in annual terms, real rents were 4.3% higher nationwide and 2.8% higher in Budapest than in the corresponding period of the previous year. Relative to the 2021 base period, real rents were 16% higher both nationwide and in Budapest.
Figure 2
Behind the barely changing overall rent level in the capital, more pronounced movements can be observed at a finer territorial scale. Compared with the previous month, rental fees increased in the Buda districts and in the outer districts of Pest, while they declined in the inner and transitional districts of Pest. The strongest increase occurred in the hilly districts of Buda (1.5%), whereas a slight decrease was recorded in the inner districts of Pest (–0.9%) and in the transitional districts of Pest (–0.7%). In annual terms, however, the growth of rents remained the lowest in the hilly districts of Buda (3.3%) and the highest in the other districts of Buda (7.1%). On the Pest side, nominal rental fees increased by 4–6%.
Figure 3
In April 2026, the vast majority (93%) of the advertisements observed concerned flats in multi-dwelling buildings, while 7.4% advertised detached houses. In Budapest, only 3.3% of dwellings for rent were detached houses. Forty-four percent of advertisements came from private individuals, and this proportion was 42% in the capital city.
Expected next release: 10 June 2026
In April 2026, there was no meaningful change in the rental market. Compared with the previous month, rental fees increased by 0.2% nationwide, while in Budapest they fell by 0.1%. Compared with a year earlier, advertised rental fees were 6.5% higher nationwide and 4.9% higher in Budapest, and they exceeded the 2021 base period by 71% and 72%, respectively. The virtually stagnant nominal rent index, combined with the rising consumer price index, resulted in a decline in real rents: compared with the previous month, real rents were 0.2% lower nationwide and 0.5% lower in the capital. Over a longer horizon, however, the upward trend in real rents persisted: in annual terms, real rents were 4.3% higher nationwide and 2.8% higher in Budapest than in the corresponding period of the previous year. Relative to the 2021 base period, real rents were 16% higher both nationwide and in Budapest.
Behind the barely changing overall rent level in the capital, more pronounced movements can be observed at a finer territorial scale. Compared with the previous month, rental fees increased in the Buda districts and in the outer districts of Pest, while they declined in the inner and transitional districts of Pest. The strongest increase occurred in the hilly districts of Buda (1.5%), whereas a slight decrease was recorded in the inner districts of Pest (–0.9%) and in the transitional districts of Pest (–0.7%). In annual terms, however, the growth of rents remained the lowest in the hilly districts of Buda (3.3%) and the highest in the other districts of Buda (7.1%). On the Pest side, nominal rental fees increased by 4–6%.
In April 2026, the vast majority (93%) of the advertisements observed concerned flats in multi-dwelling buildings, while 7.4% advertised detached houses. In Budapest, only 3.3% of dwellings for rent were detached houses. Forty-four percent of advertisements came from private individuals, and this proportion was 42% in the capital city.
Expected next release: 10 June 2026