Bucharest rents rise as student demand picks up

Imobiliare.ro said the average studio rent in Bucharest is now 400 euros a month, while a two-room apartment averages 600 euros and a three-room unit 890 euros. The cheapest area remains Militari, where apartments rent for about 400 euros a month on average, while budget-conscious tenants can also look in Sector 4, especially Giurgiului, at around 430 euros. At the top end, Primăverii commands an average 3,000 euros a month.

The spread between Bucharest’s cheapest and most expensive neighborhoods underscores how much location still drives pricing power in the capital. That gives landlords in well-connected districts room to hold firm, while tenants on fixed budgets are pushed toward outer sectors or secondary cities.

The market is not just a Bucharest story. Cluj-Napoca remains close behind on rents, with two-room apartments averaging 580 euros and three-room units 750 euros, while Brașov, Constanța and Iași all show broad pressure across the main urban hubs. In several cities, cheaper districts are already being identified by renters as the only viable entry point, a sign that affordability is becoming a more structural issue than a seasonal nuisance.

For investors, the message is straightforward: residential property in Romania’s major cities still has pricing power, but the real opportunity sits with landlords and developers positioned in lower-cost, student-heavy districts where demand is deepest and turnover is highest. The coming weeks should show whether the September surge turns into a broader autumn rerating for urban rents — and whether tenants can absorb it.