Property
Hungary — Property: Rental Market
Eurostat shows actual rents in Hungary up 5.7% year on year in December 2025.
VerifiedGovernment / official sourceEurostat – HICP annual rate of change for actual rentals (prc_hicp_manr, CP041) and House Price Index (prc_hpi_a)Last reviewed: 2026-10-26
Why this matters
Understanding the rental market is crucial for relocating individuals to find affordable and compliant accommodation, ensuring a smooth transition and avoiding potential legal complications.
Key facts
- Eurostat HICP actual rentals for housing (CP041) rose 5.7% year on year in December 2025, versus 8.0% in November and 8.9% in October 2025.
- House prices (Eurostat HPI, all dwellings) changed 18.3% in 2025, 13.7% in 2024 and 7.1% in 2023 on an annual-average basis.
- The 2015 = 100 house price index stood at 366.62 in 2025, indicating the level of purchase prices relative to 2015.
- HICP actual rentals measure rents paid by tenants renting from private landlords and are a national average rather than a city figure.
- Rent levels (absolute prices) are not published in this indicator; use it to gauge direction of rent inflation only.