HCSO–ingatlan.com-rent index, August 2025
Figure 1
In August 2025, rent increases slowed down: they rose by 1.1% nationwide and 0.7% in Budapest over the course of a month. Rental fees for homes were 7.5% higher nationally and 7.2% higher in Budapest than a year earlier, and 129% and 116% higher than in the base period of 2015, respectively. The real rent index was 32% higher nationally and 25% higher in Budapest than the 2015 base year. Compared to the previous month, real rents rose by 1.0% nationally and 0.9% in Budapest. As consumer prices stagnated compared to the previous month, the increase in real rents did not differ from nominal rents (1.1% nationally, 0.7% in Budapest).
Figure 2
Within the capital, rents in the hilly districts of Buda fell by 0.8% compared to the previous month. In ‘other districts’ of Buda and in the transitional districts of Pest, there was a slight decrease (0.4% and 0.1% respectively), while in downtown Pest and its outer districts there was a larger increase of 2.1% and 1.8%. Accordingly, the annual increase in rents was also higher in the latter two district groups (8.4% and 8.7%), while in other areas of the capital, rents rose by a smaller margin, between 5.7% and 6.9%.
Figure 3
In August 2025, the vast majority (94%) of the advertisements observed concerned flats in multi-dwelling buildings, with the remaining approximately 6% detached houses. In Budapest, only 2.2% of the dwellings for rent were detached houses. 49% of advertisements came from private individuals, and this proportion was similar to the national average (48%) in the capital city too.
Expected next release: 13 October 2025
In August 2025, rent increases slowed down: they rose by 1.1% nationwide and 0.7% in Budapest over the course of a month. Rental fees for homes were 7.5% higher nationally and 7.2% higher in Budapest than a year earlier, and 129% and 116% higher than in the base period of 2015, respectively. The real rent index was 32% higher nationally and 25% higher in Budapest than the 2015 base year. Compared to the previous month, real rents rose by 1.0% nationally and 0.9% in Budapest. As consumer prices stagnated compared to the previous month, the increase in real rents did not differ from nominal rents (1.1% nationally, 0.7% in Budapest).
Within the capital, rents in the hilly districts of Buda fell by 0.8% compared to the previous month. In ‘other districts’ of Buda and in the transitional districts of Pest, there was a slight decrease (0.4% and 0.1% respectively), while in downtown Pest and its outer districts there was a larger increase of 2.1% and 1.8%. Accordingly, the annual increase in rents was also higher in the latter two district groups (8.4% and 8.7%), while in other areas of the capital, rents rose by a smaller margin, between 5.7% and 6.9%.
In August 2025, the vast majority (94%) of the advertisements observed concerned flats in multi-dwelling buildings, with the remaining approximately 6% detached houses. In Budapest, only 2.2% of the dwellings for rent were detached houses. 49% of advertisements came from private individuals, and this proportion was similar to the national average (48%) in the capital city too.
Expected next release: 13 October 2025