In March, in Poland's largest cities, there was a change in the expectations of apartment renters, typical of this month – according to data from Otodom Analytics. In Warsaw, average asking prices have been falling continuously for over half a year, and in several of the largest markets, average rents are lower than a year ago.
Apartment rental prices in March 2026.
March brought declines in average asking prices for both studios and 40- and 50-meter apartments. However, in several of the largest Polish cities, discounts are nothing new and have been accompanying those looking for apartments for rent continuously since September.
This is the situation in offers regarding the rental of the most popular apartments with an area of 40 to 59 sq m. is observed in Warsaw, Kraków and Gdynia. The declines observed in the last half-year meant that the average valuation of apartments for rent in the above-mentioned cities decreased by 3.8%, 7.2% and 7.2%, respectively. and 6.4 percent and nominally from approx. PLN 150 to 220/month.
However, March discounts are an annual sight in rental advertisements. We observed massive monthly declines in rates in the three previous years, with the strongest declines (reaching nearly 5% m/m) recorded in March 2023. At that time, however, the market was overheated by the inflow and then gradual outflow of immigrants from Ukraine.
However, there was no question of cyclical seasonality in March 2022, when due to the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and the mass inflow of citizens of this country to Poland, rates increased from 3 to 10 percent in just one month. m/m.
Due to the increases recorded in the spring and summer of 2025, lower rates than in March 2025 were included only in advertisements for the rental of apartments (40-59 sq m) in Warsaw, Kraków and Wrocław. However, annual reductions ranged from 0.4 to 1.7 percent.
In other cities, increases were recorded, usually equally insignificant – ranging from less than 0.5 to just over 1 percent. y/y. The exception was Szczecin, which has been chasing the most expensive cities in terms of prices for a long time, and Łódź, which is still the cheapest among the ten largest Polish cities. Average expectations of renters of apartments in the capital of the province. Łódź Province are also still lower than in eighteen other cities, including Gliwice, Tychy, Elbląg and Bielsko-Biała.
March 2026 also saw the return of price reductions in rental offers for larger apartments, which had been increasing since December. The most – by almost 4%. the valuation of apartments with an area of 60 to 89 sq m decreased. located in Gdańsk. However, it is in these areas that you can find cities where average rents are lower than two years ago. This situation occurred in Szczecin and Katowice, where compared to March 2024, average asking prices decreased by 3%, respectively. and 4 percent
