In December 2024, the average rental price of apartments of all sizes in Poland was the highest in the capital, Warsaw. Warsaw was the only city where the average rent for a flat of **** m2 reached nearly ***** zloty, and the rent for an apartment of ***** m2 exceeded ***** zloty.

The highest cost of renting an apartment, regardless of its size, was recorded in Warsaw, Poland, as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

The fourth quarter of 2024 brought increases in private rental rates in all surveyed Polish cities. The average apartment rent in Warsaw in this period amounted to ***** zloty, one percent higher than the previous year's fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2020, all mentioned cities recorded a decrease in prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apartments on the primary and secondary markets were the most expensive in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, as of December 2024. The average price for an apartment in Warsaw on the secondary market amounted to over ****** zloty per square meter.

The highest monthly cost of renting an apartment per square meter in Poland is paid in ******, and the lowest is in Czestochowa as of 2024.

It can be seen that Warsaw was the most expensive city to buy an apartment in, with average values of 2,230 euros per square meter.

Housing Index in Poland increased to 213.20 points in the first quarter of 2025 from 211.65 points in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Poland Housing Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Warsaw was the largest city in terms of leased office space in Poland in 2024 and the most expensive. Monthly rent ranges from **** to **** euros per square meter. The cheapest office space rent was recorded in ***************.

The most expensive apartments in the PRS sector were located in Warsaw, Poland in 2022. The cost of renting a two-room apartment in this sector was between *** and *** thousand zloty in this period.

The most profitable purchase of an apartment for rent in Poland in 2024 was in Radom, followed by Sosnowiec and Szczecin.

In 2024, the highest rental prices in the industrial and logistics (I&L) real estate market were recorded in ******. Monthly base rates ranged from *** euros to a maximum of *** euros per sq. m. In other regions of Poland, the maximum base rental rates ranged between **** euros and maximum **** euros per square meter.

In March 2020, the average apartment rental prices in Poland fell in seven out of 15 analyzed cities compared to February. However, in most cities, these were small reductions (by one to two percent). The exception is Sosnowiec, where rental costs dropped by seven percent. The situation was different in Toruń, where the cost of rent increased by nine percent. Nonetheless, in 14 out of 15 cities, rental costs are still higher than last year. Only in Sosnowiec returned to the level of March 2019. In April, in 11 out of 15 analyzed cities, the average rental prices decreased compared to March this year. Despite the drops in the last two months, annual prices in the vast majority of cities are higher - even by 12 percent in Toruń and 11 percent in Szczecin.

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The highest growth in average apartment prices on the primary market in Poland was recorded in Katowice (+**** percent) in January 2023. However, Wroclaw noted the highest growth in prices for the secondary market, where the prices increased by *** year-on-year.

In 2023, the highest ratio of ** to ** square meter apartments in Poland to the average net salary was the highest in Warsaw, reaching **** percent.

In 2023, among CEE countries, Warsaw in Poland had the most expensive apartment rentals with a price of **** EUR/m2 per month. On the other hand, the cheapest rental was in Burgas, Bulgaria, at *** EUR/m2 per month.

The highest rental price was recorded in shopping centers in the largest cities in Poland, ranging from ** euros to *** euros per square meter per month in 2022.

The average floor area of a newly completed apartment in Poland remained stable in 2024, with a slight decrease to **** square meters. Specifically, individual apartments averaged 99 square meters, while apartments for rent measured **** square meters on average. Apartments for sale or rent saw a reduction to **** square meters, indicating a trend towards smaller living spaces.

In 2025, Zakopane was the most expensive city in Poland to buy real estate. The average price of an apartment per square meter in this city was over ****** zloty.

Portugal, Canada, and the United States were the countries with the highest house price to income ratio in 2024. In all three countries, the index exceeded 130 index points, while the average for all OECD countries stood at 116.2 index points. The index measures the development of housing affordability and is calculated by dividing nominal house price by nominal disposable income per head, with 2015 set as a base year when the index amounted to 100. An index value of 120, for example, would mean that house price growth has outpaced income growth by 20 percent since 2015. How have house prices worldwide changed since the COVID-19 pandemic? House prices started to rise gradually after the global financial crisis (2007–2008), but this trend accelerated with the pandemic. The countries with advanced economies, which usually have mature housing markets, experienced stronger growth than countries with emerging economies. Real house price growth (accounting for inflation) peaked in 2022 and has since lost some of the gain. Although, many countries experienced a decline in house prices, the global house price index shows that property prices in 2023 were still substantially higher than before COVID-19. Renting vs. buying In the past, house prices have grown faster than rents. However, the home affordability has been declining notably, with a direct impact on rental prices. As people struggle to buy a property of their own, they often turn to rental accommodation. This has resulted in a growing demand for rental apartments and soaring rental prices.

The average price for * hectare of the cadastral area of undeveloped agricultural properties sold in 2023 in Poland was ******* zloty/ha. The prices of undeveloped agricultural real estate located in urban areas were significantly higher than those found outside urban areas.