HCSO–ingatlan.com-rent index, March 2026
Figure 1
In March 2026, the rental market showed signs of strengthening. Nationally and in Budapest alike, rental fees exceeded the previous month’s level by 1.6%. Compared with a year earlier, advertised rental fees were 7.3% higher nationwide and 6.4% higher in Budapest, while they surpassed the 2021 base period by 71% and 72%, respectively. The real rent index exceeded the 2021 base by 16% nationwide and by 17% in the capital. Compared to the previous month, real rents increased by 1.3% nationally and by 1.2% in Budapest. On an annual basis, national real rents were 5.3% higher, while those in Budapest were 4.5% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Figure 2
The slightly rising level of rents characterised not only Budapest as a whole but all district categories within the capital, though to varying degrees. The annual growth rate of rents was the lowest in the hilly districts of Buda (4.1%), and the highest in the other districts of Buda (8.8%) and in the transitional districts of Pest (6.7%). In the inner districts of Pest, rental fees increased by 5.6%, while in the outer districts of Pest they rose by 6.4%.
Figure 3
In March 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 43% in the capital city.
Expected next release: 11 May 2026
In March 2026, the rental market showed signs of strengthening. Nationally and in Budapest alike, rental fees exceeded the previous month’s level by 1.6%. Compared with a year earlier, advertised rental fees were 7.3% higher nationwide and 6.4% higher in Budapest, while they surpassed the 2021 base period by 71% and 72%, respectively. The real rent index exceeded the 2021 base by 16% nationwide and by 17% in the capital. Compared to the previous month, real rents increased by 1.3% nationally and by 1.2% in Budapest. On an annual basis, national real rents were 5.3% higher, while those in Budapest were 4.5% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
The slightly rising level of rents characterised not only Budapest as a whole but all district categories within the capital, though to varying degrees. The annual growth rate of rents was the lowest in the hilly districts of Buda (4.1%), and the highest in the other districts of Buda (8.8%) and in the transitional districts of Pest (6.7%). In the inner districts of Pest, rental fees increased by 5.6%, while in the outer districts of Pest they rose by 6.4%.
In March 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 43% in the capital city.
Expected next release: 11 May 2026