Rents in United Kingdom 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.

Austria, Vienna € 1,050
Belgium, Brussels € 1,120
Bulgaria, Sofia € 500
Croatia, Zagreb € 550
Cyprus, Nicosia € 600
Czech Republic, Prague € 1,258
Denmark, Copenhagen € 1,677
Estonia, Tallinn € 650
Finland, Helsinki € 1,320
France, Paris € 2,000
Germany, Berlin € 1,400
Greece, Athens € 950
Hungary, Budapest € 676
Iceland € 1,744
Ireland, Dublin € 1,676
Italy, Milan € 3,000
Latvia, Riga € 500
Lithuania, Vilnius € 800
Luxembourg € 1,400
Malta, Valletta € 900
Montenegro, Podgorica € 350
Netherlands, Amsterdam € 2,000
Macedonia, Skopje € 250
Norway, Oslo € 894
Poland, Warsaw € 1,040
Portugal, Lisbon € 1,500
Romania, Bucharest € 720
Slovakia, Bratislava € 800
Slovenia, Ljubljana € 1,100
Spain, Madrid € 1,875
Sweden, Stockholm € 1,588
Switzerland, Zurich € 2,313
Turkey, Istanbul € 764

The United Kingdom (UK) has monthly and quarterly house price time-series. The Land Registry has a monthly house price index. Nationwide, and the Halifax, and many other commercial organizations publish quality UK house price time-series. Construction activity is published by Office for National Statistics (ONS) and property transactions data by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

The rents situation is much less good, the only figures being from the Association of Registered Letting Agents (ARLA).