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Kraków Rent, Property Prices & Housing Guide

Historic university city with strong rental demand and tourism.

Buying prices

Secondary / m²

PLN 15,110

-1.78%

2026-Q1 · NBP_BaRN

Primary / m²

PLN 15,384

2026-Q1 · NBP

GUS annual (secondary)

PLN 14,150

2024-annual · official annual avg

Price-to-income (60 m²)

7.2×

Years of gross wages · GUS wage data

Monthly costs

Est. maintenance (60 m²)

PLN 637/mo

GUS condo avg · details

Est. rent 2BR (~50 m²)

PLN 3,800/mo

{:amount=>3800, :source=>:nbp, :label=>"NBP BaRN", :period=>"2025-Q1", :note=>"Official NBP rent series"} · rent data

City profile

Population
816,610 +0.9%
Density
2,498.4 / km² +0.9%
Avg gross wage
PLN 10,455/mo +13.3%
GDP / capita
PLN 144,383 +10.9%
Net migration / yr
3,271 +0.3%
Working-age
63.9% +0.3 pp
Foreign tourists
1,635,953 +8.7%

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

6,081

Floor area sold

305,436 m²

Total transaction value

PLN 4,321,887,318

Median price / m²

PLN 14,378

YoY price change

+17.31%

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 Kraków.

Property price explorer

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

Open data

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

Guides for Kraków

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

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Compare Kraków with other cities

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

Common questions about housing in Kraków

Is Kraków expensive?
Kraków secondary-market prices averaged PLN 15,110/m² in 2026-Q1. Modelled 2-bedroom rent is about PLN 3,800/month (nbp barn). A 60 m² flat costs roughly 7.2× gross annual wages — moderate by Polish standards.
What salary do you need to rent in Kraków?
For a 2-bedroom at PLN 3,800/month, plan on roughly PLN 17,600/month gross salary if rent stays near 30% of take-home pay (simplified estimate — actual tax and household size vary).
How does Kraków compare to other Polish cities?
Kraków ranks 2 of 17 BaRN cities by secondary price/m² (PLN 15,110/m²). Compare all cities on the housing market table or browse rent by city.
Can foreigners get a mortgage in Kraków?
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)

529 unique transactions from 1 address search in our explorer. Official notarial sales, not listing asking prices.

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Median price

PLN 725,000

Median / m²

PLN 16,902

With price

100%

529 sales

Last updated

June 15, 2026

GUGiK RCN via explorer cache

Median / m² moved +11.1% between earlier and later sales in this sample (PLN 15,741 → PLN 17,488/m²).

All districts

Neighbourhood-level amenity and transit data where available.

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