Hungary property investment guide
Prices, price growth and rental yields, region by region
Home prices in Hungary rose 13.9% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, the fastest of 35 European countries. Renting out on 12-month lets earned a gross yield of 5.2% of the price a year, falling from 6.8% in 2016 to 4.1% in 2025 as prices outpaced rents. A square metre cost €1,571 in 2025.
Updated 2026-10-28 · Data 2015–2026 so far
Regions of Hungary
| Pest | +16.4% | 5.2%* | €1,692 | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Közép-Dunántúl | +16.3% | 5.2%* | €1,408 | 3 |
| Dél-Dunántúl | +15.7% | 5.2%* | €1,091 | 3 |
| Dél-Alföld | +15.7% | 5.2%* | €970 | 3 |
| Budapest | +15.5% | 4.8% | €3,002 | – |
| Észak-Alföld | +15.2% | 5.2%* | €1,008 | 3 |
| Észak-Magyarország | +14.4% | 5.2%* | €764 | 3 |
| Nyugat-Dunántúl | +14.2% | 5.2%* | €1,388 | 3 |
Price growth: 2016–2025, compound average per year, in the country's own currency, before inflation. Rental yields: 12-month lets, gross. Price per m²: latest year, from the best published source for each area. * Figure of the larger area: no local data. – no data.
All 26 areas in Hungary
Each with its own prices, growth and yields
Price growth by year
% change on the year before
How Hungary compares
Median of 35 countries with a price index, 2016–2025.
Questions
What is the average property price per m² in Hungary?
€1,571 per m² in 2025, from Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). It ranges from €764 in Észak-Magyarország to €3,002 in Budapest.
How much have property prices risen in Hungary?
+13.9% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, and +12.1% in 2026 so far.
What rental yield can you get in Hungary?
5.2% of the price a year on average for 12-month lets in 2016–2025, and 4.1% in 2025. These are gross figures, before costs, fees, empty months and tax.
Which region of Hungary had the highest price growth?
Pest, at +16.4% a year from 2016 to 2025, ahead of Közép-Dunántúl at +16.3%.
Sources
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