HCSO–ingatlan.com-rent index, May 2026
Figure 1
In May 2026, there was no meaningful change in the rental market. Compared with the previous month, rental fees remained unchanged nationwide, while in Budapest they fell by 0.2%. Compared with a year earlier, advertised rental fees were 5.6% higher nationwide and 4.9% higher in Budapest, and they exceeded the 2021 base period by 71% and 72%, respectively. The level of real rents remained unchanged nationwide, while in the capital it fell by 0.2% compared with the previous month. Over a longer horizon, however, the upward trend in real rents persisted: in annual terms, real rents were 3.7% higher nationwide and 3.1% 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
Compared with the previous month, the nominal rent level decreased by 2.0% in the hilly districts of Buda and by 0.4% in the other districts of Buda, while it increased by 0.7% in the inner districts of Pest, by 0.4% in the transitional districts of Pest, and by 0.5% in the outer districts of Pest. In annual terms, however, the growth of rents remained the lowest in the hilly districts of Buda (2.7%) and the highest in the other districts of Buda (7.5%). On the Pest side, nominal rental fees increased by 4–6%.
Figure 3
In May 2026, the vast majority (93%) of the advertisements observed concerned flats in multi-dwelling buildings, while 7.3% advertised detached houses. In Budapest, only 3.2% 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: 9 July 2026
In May 2026, there was no meaningful change in the rental market. Compared with the previous month, rental fees remained unchanged nationwide, while in Budapest they fell by 0.2%. Compared with a year earlier, advertised rental fees were 5.6% higher nationwide and 4.9% higher in Budapest, and they exceeded the 2021 base period by 71% and 72%, respectively. The level of real rents remained unchanged nationwide, while in the capital it fell by 0.2% compared with the previous month. Over a longer horizon, however, the upward trend in real rents persisted: in annual terms, real rents were 3.7% higher nationwide and 3.1% 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.
Compared with the previous month, the nominal rent level decreased by 2.0% in the hilly districts of Buda and by 0.4% in the other districts of Buda, while it increased by 0.7% in the inner districts of Pest, by 0.4% in the transitional districts of Pest, and by 0.5% in the outer districts of Pest. In annual terms, however, the growth of rents remained the lowest in the hilly districts of Buda (2.7%) and the highest in the other districts of Buda (7.5%). On the Pest side, nominal rental fees increased by 4–6%.
In May 2026, the vast majority (93%) of the advertisements observed concerned flats in multi-dwelling buildings, while 7.3% advertised detached houses. In Budapest, only 3.2% 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: 9 July 2026