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Kraków Rent, Property Prices & Housing Guide

Historic university city with strong rental demand and tourism.

Buying prices

Secondary / m²

PLN 14,792

-1.9%

2026-Q2 · NBP_BaRN

Primary / m²

PLN 15,923

+3.46%

2026-Q2 · NBP_BaRN

GUS annual (secondary)

PLN 14,150

2024-annual · official annual avg

Price-to-income (60 m²)

6.5×

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

NBP BaRN · rent data

City profile

Population
816,610 +0.9%
Density
2,498.4 / km² +0.9%
Avg gross wage
PLN 11,404/mo +9.1%
GDP / capita
PLN 144,383 +10.9%
Net migration / yr
5,824 +78.0%
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.

Agent listings in Kraków

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

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 14,792/m² in 2026-Q2. Modelled 2-bedroom rent is about PLN 3,800/month (nbp barn). A 60 m² flat costs roughly 6.5× 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 14,792/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)

2,336 unique transactions from 4 address searches in our explorer. Official notarial sales, not listing asking prices.

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Median price

PLN 650,950

Median / m²

PLN 13,967

With price

100%

2,336 sales

Last updated

September 09, 2026

GUGiK RCN via explorer cache

Median / m² moved +38.5% between earlier and later sales in this sample (PLN 11,984 → PLN 16,594/m²).

All districts

Neighbourhood-level amenity and transit data where available.

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