Romania House Prices, Rents & Rental Yields (2026)
How much property costs in Romania, what it rents for and how that compares with neighbouring markets in Eastern Europe. City-centre prices per m² rank 6 of 10 in this comparison; gross yields rank 5 of 10.
- Apartment price per m² (city centre)
- $2,269
- 2023
- Apartment price per m² (outside centre)
- $1,555
- 2023
- Gross rental yield (city centre)
- 4.5%
- 2024
- Price-to-income ratio
- 11
- 2024
- Rent: 1-bedroom, city centre
- $460/mo
- 2024
- Mortgage interest rate (20-year fixed)
- 7.9%
- 2023
Price and rent trends in Romania
Latest property market indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment price per m² (city centre)Average asking price per square metre to buy an apartment in city centres | $2,269 | 2023 | -0.7% vs 2022 | Numbeo |
| Apartment price per m² (outside centre)Average price per square metre to buy an apartment outside city centres | $1,555 | 2023 | -0.1% vs 2022 | Numbeo |
| Price-to-income ratioMedian apartment price divided by median annual disposable family income | 11 | 2024 | +0.9% vs 2023 | Numbeo |
| Gross rental yield (city centre)Annual rent as a percentage of purchase price, city-centre apartments | 4.5% | 2024 | +0.5 pp vs 2023 | Numbeo |
| Price-to-rent ratio (city centre)Purchase price divided by annual rent, city-centre apartments | 22.4 | 2024 | -10.0% vs 2023 | Numbeo |
| Rent: 1-bedroom, city centreAverage monthly rent of a one-bedroom apartment in the city centre | $460/mo | 2024 | +0.8% vs 2023 | Numbeo |
| Rent: 1-bedroom, outside centreAverage monthly rent of a one-bedroom apartment outside the centre | $337/mo | 2023 | +16.6% vs 2022 | Numbeo |
| Rent: 3-bedroom, city centreAverage monthly rent of a three-bedroom apartment in the city centre | $771/mo | 2023 | +8.7% vs 2022 | Numbeo |
| Rent: 3-bedroom, outside centreAverage monthly rent of a three-bedroom apartment outside the centre | $549/mo | 2023 | +15.2% vs 2022 | Numbeo |
| Mortgage interest rate (20-year fixed)Average yearly mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed | 7.9% | 2023 | +1.5 pp vs 2022 | Numbeo |
| Home ownership rateShare of owner-occupied dwellings | 95.6% | 2024 | ±0.0 pp vs 2023 | Trading Economics |
Year-by-year data
| Year | Apartment price per m² (city centre) | Apartment price per m² (outside centre) | Price-to-income ratio | Gross rental yield (city centre) | Price-to-rent ratio (city centre) | Rent: 1-bedroom, city centre | Rent: 1-bedroom, outside centre | Rent: 3-bedroom, city centre | Rent: 3-bedroom, outside centre | Mortgage interest rate (20-year fixed) | Home ownership rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | 11 | 4.5% | 22.4 | $460/mo | — | — | — | — | 95.6% |
| 2023 | $2,269 | $1,555 | 10.9 | 4.0% | 24.9 | $457/mo | $337/mo | $771/mo | $549/mo | 7.9% | 95.6% |
| 2022 | $2,285 | $1,557 | 10.4 | 4.4% | 22.9 | $398/mo | $289/mo | $710/mo | $477/mo | 6.3% | 94.8% |
| 2021 | $2,163 | $1,437 | 10.7 | 4.4% | 22.6 | $450/mo | $319/mo | $794/mo | $537/mo | 5.6% | 95.3% |
| 2020 | $1,781 | $1,258 | 11.3 | 4.4% | 22.7 | $388/mo | $279/mo | $673/mo | $478/mo | 6.0% | 96.1% |
| 2019 | $1,819 | $1,217 | 10.2 | 4.4% | 22.7 | $402/mo | $282/mo | $683/mo | $471/mo | 6.0% | 95.8% |
| 2018 | $1,781 | $1,200 | 9.1 | 4.8% | 20.8 | $382/mo | $272/mo | $666/mo | $452/mo | 5.6% | 96.4% |
| 2017 | $1,565 | $1,079 | 10.8 | 4.9% | 20.4 | $352/mo | $254/mo | $612/mo | $419/mo | 3.6% | 96.8% |
Romania compared with Eastern Europe
| Country | Apartment price per m² (city centre) | Gross rental yield (city centre) | Price-to-income ratio | Mortgage interest rate (20-year fixed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | $2,269 | 4.5% | 11 | 7.9% |
| Belarus | $1,879 | 4.7% | 13.7 | 16.6% |
| Bulgaria | $2,242 | 4.6% | 8.9 | 3.7% |
| Czech Republic | $5,707 | 4.1% | 12.9 | 5.9% |
| Hungary | $3,700 | 3.3% | 13.8 | 9.8% |
| Moldova | $1,395 | 5.8% | 11.5 | 13.3% |
| Poland | $3,666 | 4.3% | 12.2 | 7.6% |
| Russia | $2,712 | 4.2% | 16.1 | 11.1% |
| Slovakia | $4,009 | 3.3% | 14.5 | 4.3% |
| Ukraine | $1,611 | 5.2% | 15 | 18.7% |
Related
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Prices, rents, yields and mortgage rates: Numbeo (crowd-sourced, national averages of city data). Values in US dollars.