Rental prices in Warsaw compared to European cities

Rental prices in Warsaw compared to European cities

The highest rental rate in Europe is in the capital of Ireland - Dublin. Here one square meter costs 32.8 euros. Dublin is ahead of such capitals and large cities as Paris (average 28.5 euros/sq.m.), Oslo (28.0), London (26.6), Amsterdam (25.8), Barcelona (25.7 euro/sq.m.). Rent rates in some cities in Europe and Poland can be seen in the table. For the convenience of readers, we have duplicated prices in euros and zlotys.

The highest rental rate in Europe is in the capital of Ireland - Dublin. Here one square meter costs 32.8 euros. Dublin is ahead of such capitals and large cities as Paris (average 28.5 euros/sq.m.), Oslo (28.0), London (26.6), Amsterdam (25.8), Barcelona (25.7 euro/sq.m.). Rent rates in some cities in Europe and Poland can be seen in the table. For the convenience of readers, we have duplicated prices in euros and zlotys.

Table. Rent rates in some cities i Dublin Paris Oslo London Amsterdam

In turn, the first 6 cities in terms of rent are significantly ahead of all the others. In Trondheim (Norway), located in 7th place, you can rent an apartment almost 1.5 times cheaper than in Dublin.

In the Polish capital, rental housing is almost 2 times cheaper than in Paris. But! Where is Warsaw and where is Paris... However, in the ranking of the most expensive cities in Europe for rent, Warsaw ranks high, 21st in Europe. Apartment tenants are invited to rent housing in the main Polish city for 66.1 zlotys per square meter or 15.2 euros. In terms of rental costs, Warsaw is inferior to such European capitals as Copenhagen (21.3 euros/sq.m.), Berlin (16.3), Athens (16.3 euros/sq.m.).

At the same time, rental rates in Warsaw are higher than in Prague (14.4 euros/sq.m.), Brussels (14.0), Lisbon (13.7), Rome (13.3) or Milan (13 .3 euro/sq.m.).

It must be said that in other Polish cities rent is not cheap. Wroclaw entered the top 30 most expensive European cities (57.4 zlotys or 11.5 euros/sq.m.). Four more Polish cities were included in the list of 50 European cities with high rents. These are Gdansk (32nd place and 54.8 zlotys or 12.6 euros/sq.m.), Krakow (34th place and 53.1 zlotys or 12.2 euros/sq.m.), Lodz (37th place and 49. 2 zlotys or 11.3 euros/sq.m.), Poznan (43rd place and 45.7 zlotys or 10.5 euros/sq.m.). Very close to them is the city of Katowice (53rd place and 37.0 zlotys or 8.5 euros/sq.m.).

Just compare where it’s cheaper to live - in London with its 26.6 euros/sq.m. or in Katowice - 8.5 euros/sq.m.

The annual growth in rents in Warsaw was only 0.7%; other Polish cities have advanced much more noticeably in this ranking. Year-on-year rents increased by 28.6% in Gdańsk; by more than 30% in Wroclaw, Poznan and Krakow; by 50.7% in Lodz.