Bucharest real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend
- Average price: $2,585 / m²
- Gross rental yield: 6.97%
- 12-month price change (USD): 8.8%
- Net rental yield: 6.41%
- Transaction cost: 2.5%
- Price basis: local-market average
Residential property in Bucharest averages $2,585 per square metre, +8.8% in dollar terms over the last twelve months. That makes it the 57th most expensive of the 99 markets in the set.
What a buyer pays in Bucharest
The $2,585 figure is a local-market average across all residential property types: a flat in a prime district sits well above it, an older unit on the edge of the market well below. Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 2.5% of the price here. On a 100 m² apartment at the average price that is roughly $6,463 on top of the $258,505 purchase price. That is below the 10% median across the set, which shortens the time it takes for a purchase to break even. Against the Romania national average of $2,257, Bucharest carries a 14.5% premium — the gap between this market and the country as a whole.
What it earns
A square metre lets for about $15.0 a month. Against a purchase price of $2,585 per square metre that is 7% gross, before tax. Both figures come from the same source and the same period, so you can check the arithmetic yourself. It ranks 25th of 105 markets by gross yield. Rental income is taxed at 8%, which takes the yield down to 6.4% net. The 0.6-point difference between the gross and net figure is the part most listing sites leave out. On the way out there is a third tax: a non-resident seller pays 1–3% on the gain, depending on how long the property was held and who is selling.
How the tax works. 8% of the gross rent: 10% income tax on 80% of the rent after the 20% standard expense allowance (Romanian Fiscal Code, Law 227/2015, Title IV). The health contribution (CASS) applies only above RON 24,300 of net non-salary income.
Who can buy in Bucharest
Freehold for condos; non-EU land ownership only through a company. That is the rule a foreign buyer meets first, not legal advice — check the current position locally before you commit.
How this figure is built
The price figure for Bucharest is built from asking prices from listings. It was last refreshed on 2026-10-13. We rate our confidence in this market’s data medium: the series is usable, but thinner or less current than our best-covered markets. We recompute every market the same way, which is what lets Bucharest be compared with a country average or another city.
Sources: Imobiliare.ro Index Bucuresti · imobiliare.ro · globalpropertyguide.com · agerpres.ro. Snapshot: 2026-10-13.
Related markets: Romania