Housing in Ukraine is getting more expensive: what are the new prices on the rental market
5 May 18:56
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Kyiv is breaking records for rental housing: the cost of renting a two-bedroom apartment in May 2025 increased by 11% and now amounts to almost UAH 28 thousand. This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the LUN infographic.
Renting a one-bedroom apartment in the capital of Ukraine costs an average of UAH 17,500. However, it is worth noting that the rental price also depends on the district of the city:
- Desnianskyi district: from UAH 9,000 per month
- Dniprovskyi district: about 14,000 UAH/month
- Holosiivskyi district: up to 20,000 UAH/month
- Pechersk district: up to 33 500 UAH/month
In the western regions of Ukraine, there is a decline in rental prices:
- Ivano-Frankivsk: 1-room apartment – 13 500 UAH/month
- Khmelnytsky: 1-bedroom apartment – 10 000 UAH / month
- Rivne: 1-room apartment – 11 500 UAH/month
- Uzhhorod: 1-bedroom apartment – 18 800 UAH/month
- Lviv: 1-bedroom apartment – 17 500 UAH/month
To rent a 2-room apartment in the western region of the country, you will have to pay the following amounts:
- Ivano-Frankivsk: 2-room apartment – 16,300 UAH/month
- Khmelnytsky: 2-room apartment – 10 000 UAH/month
- Rivne: 2-room apartment – 12 000 UAH/month
- Uzhhorod: 2-room apartment – 20 900 UAH/month
- Lviv: 2-room apartment – 20 900 UAH/month
In regions with lower demand for rental housing, prices are lower:
- Kherson region: 1-room apartment – 3 118 UAH / month
- Zaporizhzhya region: 1-room apartment – 5 000 UAH/month
- Mykolaiv region: 1-bedroom apartment – 6 000 UAH/month.
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Prices for rental housing in Ukraine: what they depend on
Apartment rental prices in Ukraine in 2025 depend on several key factors:
1. Security of the region
In the frontline and occupied areas (for example, parts of Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions), demand for housing is low, hence the minimum rental rates. In contrast, safer western regions, especially Uzhhorod, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk, show steady or growing demand.
2. Migration and internal evacuation
Millions of people were forced to move to other regions. This has created high demand in the western and central regions. Kyiv is gradually regaining its position, with office workers and IT professionals returning.
3. Infrastructure and job availability
Cities with developed economies, good transportation, hospitals and schools are more attractive. This increases the cost of rent, especially in regional centers.
4. Level of housing damage and reconstruction
In regions where infrastructure and housing stock have been destroyed and recovery is slow, rents remain cheap. The opposite is true in areas where investors and recovery programs have already appeared.
5. Seasonality
Spring traditionally sees an increase in demand as the school year ends and people start moving. The housing market for IDPs, students and seasonal workers is also becoming more active.
6. Dollar and inflation
Rents are often denominated in hryvnia, but owners take the dollar exchange rate into account. Rising prices for building materials, food, and utilities also affect rental prices.
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