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Warsaw Rent, Property Prices & Housing Guide

Poland's capital and financial hub — highest prices, deepest market.

Buying prices

Secondary / m²

PLN 16,393

-2.2%

2026-Q1 · NBP_BaRN

Primary / m²

PLN 16,475

-0.6%

2026-Q1 · NBP_BaRN

GUS annual (secondary)

PLN 16,178

2024-annual · official annual avg

Price-to-income (60 m²)

7.6×

Years of gross wages · GUS wage data

Monthly costs

Est. maintenance (60 m²)

PLN 755/mo

GUS condo avg · details

Est. rent 2BR (~50 m²)

PLN 5,200/mo

NBP BaRN · rent data

City profile

Population
1,866,730 +0.2%
Density
3,609.3 / km² +0.2%
Avg gross wage
PLN 10,715/mo +11.3%
GDP / capita
PLN 250,357 +15.0%
Net migration / yr
3,732 -15.0%
Working-age
63.2% +0.4 pp
Foreign tourists
1,823,156 +13.0%

Profile metrics from GUS BDL. Change vs prior published year where GUS reports both (2025).

Market activity (GUS 2024)

Secondary market volume from Statistics Poland — official transaction statistics.

Transactions

15,683

Floor area sold

870,884 m²

Total transaction value

PLN 14,089,203,838

Median price / m²

PLN 16,125

YoY price change

+12.32%

Buying prices

GUS breakdown by room count and size band. NBP quarterly trend chart.

Developer register prices

Art 19b new-build offer prices from data.gov.pl — not NBP transaction averages.

Cost of owning

Condo maintenance, heating, and housing charges from GUS.

Housing stock

Total dwellings, ownership mix, infrastructure, social housing waitlist.

Rent & costs

What official data says about rent — and what it doesn't cover.

Mortgage calculator

WIBOR + margin estimate for a flat in Warsaw.

Property price explorer

Search individual notarial sales near an address — GUGiK RCN, not listing asking prices.

Agent listings in Warsaw

Browse properties for sale and rent from agents active in Warsaw.

Open data

Related datasets from data.gov.pl for this city.

Guides for Warsaw

Data-driven articles and practical guides related to this city.

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Compare Warsaw with other cities

Head-to-head rent and property price comparisons from NBP data.

Common questions about housing in Warsaw

Is Warsaw expensive?
Warsaw secondary-market prices averaged PLN 16,393/m² in 2026-Q1. Modelled 2-bedroom rent is about PLN 5,200/month (nbp barn). A 60 m² flat costs roughly 7.6× gross annual wages — moderate by Polish standards.
What salary do you need to rent in Warsaw?
For a 2-bedroom at PLN 5,200/month, plan on roughly PLN 24,100/month gross salary if rent stays near 30% of take-home pay (simplified estimate — actual tax and household size vary).
How does Warsaw compare to other Polish cities?
Warsaw ranks 1 of 17 BaRN cities by secondary price/m² (PLN 16,393/m²). Compare all cities on the housing market table or browse rent by city.
Can foreigners get a mortgage in Warsaw?
Foreigners can get mortgages in Poland with residency, stable income, and Polish bank documentation. Rates track WIBOR plus bank margin — see our mortgage calculator and mortgage guide.

Recent property sales (RCN)

4,863 unique transactions from 9 address searches in our explorer. Official notarial sales, not listing asking prices.

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Median price

PLN 700,000

Median / m²

PLN 14,463

With price

100%

4,863 sales

Last updated

July 28, 2026

GUGiK RCN via explorer cache

Median / m² moved +33.4% between earlier and later sales in this sample (PLN 12,812 → PLN 17,087/m²).

All districts

Neighbourhood-level amenity and transit data where available.

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