Rents in France compared to Europe

This comparison presents the median monthly rental prices for a 1-bedroom apartment in the most expensive regions of capital cities or major urban centers, based on our in-house research.

Macedonia, Skopje € 250
Montenegro, Podgorica € 350
Bulgaria, Sofia € 500
Croatia, Zagreb € 550
Cyprus, Nicosia € 600
Estonia, Tallinn € 640
Romania, Bucharest € 720
Hungary, Budapest € 737
Turkey, Istanbul € 764
Slovakia, Bratislava € 800
Lithuania, Vilnius € 850
Norway, Oslo € 894
Malta, Valletta € 900
Latvia, Riga € 900
Poland, Warsaw € 1,040
Austria, Vienna € 1,050
Slovenia, Ljubljana € 1,100
Belgium, Brussels € 1,120
Greece, Athens € 1,200
Czech Republic, Prague € 1,258
Finland, Helsinki € 1,320
Germany, Berlin € 1,400
Portugal, Lisbon € 1,500
Sweden, Stockholm € 1,588
Luxembourg € 1,600
Ireland, Dublin € 1,676
Iceland € 1,744
Denmark, Copenhagen € 1,748
Spain, Madrid € 1,875
France, Paris € 2,000
Netherlands, Amsterdam € 2,000
Switzerland, Zurich € 2,313
Italy, Milan € 3,000

France generates excellent house price statistics, produced both by the public and private sector. Quality time-series are published by the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) and the Federation Nationale de l'Immobilier (FNAIM). Good data also comes from the Ministere de l'Equipment etc, the Chambre de Notaires de Paris, and the Observatoire National des Marches de l'Immobilier (ONMI). For general economic statistics, consult the Banque de France site.