Apartment prices have increased in all major cities in Romania, while rents have stagnated and even decreased. The exception is Timișoara, where rents have increased by almost 17%.
In March 2026 versus March 2025, apartment prices have increased in all major cities, from +3.6% in Galați to +12.5% in Bucharest (2,009 EUR/sqm). Cluj-Napoca remains the most expensive city in the country (3,104 EUR/sqm), and Brașov has also passed the threshold of 2,100 EUR/sqm (2,171 EUR/sqm).
At the same time, the rental market is sending a completely different signal. In many cities, rents have stagnated or decreased, including in major centers such as Iași (-12.5%), Constanța (-11.1%), Oradea and Ploiești (-14.3%). The only notable exception is Timișoara, where rents increased by +16.7%.
Source: Profit.ro