📈 In autumn 2025, Ukrainians will face another increase in rental prices for housing. According to Oksana Ostapchuk, the head of the real estate sales development sector, prices for apartments are expected to rise by an average of 10–20%, with the most significant impact felt by those seeking one-bedroom housing in safe regions of the country.

The reasons for the increase are obvious. First, there is the traditional seasonal surge in demand: before the start of the academic year, thousands of students and young professionals are actively looking for apartments. Second, there is a decrease in available options: after the summer period, some owners turn to short-term rentals, leaving fewer available options in autumn.

According to expert Oksana Ostapchuk, the rental market has always been sensitive to seasonal factors. Just in the first half of 2025, prices have already risen by 8%, and this trend will not stop. The most noticeable price increases will be for one-bedroom apartments, which traditionally have the highest demand among students and young workers.

📍The largest growth is expected in western regions and major cities. The leaders in demand remain: Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Uzhhorod, Ivano-Frankivsk.

The market notably “revived” in July: in Ivano-Frankivsk, demand increased by 45%, in Dnipro – by 39%, in Uzhhorod – by 31%, in Lviv – by 28%, and even in Kharkiv – by 18%.

Analysts also point to the financial side of the issue: in many cities, rent “eats up” a significant portion of salaries. For example, a one-bedroom apartment in Uzhhorod costs 76% of the average income, in Lviv – 65%, and in Kyiv – 61%. For two-bedroom apartments, the situation is even more complicated: in the capital, rent reaches almost 93% of the average salary.

Source: Oboz ua