Analysts of OLX Real Estate have analyzed how the rental market in Kyiv has changed over the year - from September 2024 to September 2025. The study showed which areas of the capital rose in price, where prices have fallen and which locations are now the most popular with tenants, writes 24 Channel, reports Dengi.ua .
Dynamics of prices for rent in Kiev
It is noted that over the past year, the median cost of long-term rent of apartments in the capital increased by about 4-5%. However, the changes were uneven: much depends on the location of the area and its level of security.
It is reported that, if earlier in the choice of housing decisive factors were price and convenience, now tenants are increasingly paying attention to safety. Housing near critical infrastructure or in high-risk areas is losing popularity.
At the same time, the highest price growth is observed in the southern and western districts of Kyiv - in places remote from potentially dangerous objects. At the same time, in Shevchenkivskyi district, including Lukyanivka, the cost of rent practically did not change, and in Solomianskyi district, where the airport "Kyiv-Zhulyany" is located, the prices even slightly decreased.
Holosiivskyi and Podilskyi districts became the leaders in terms of cost growth. Despite this, it is still possible to rent housing there more than twice cheaper than in the prestigious Pechersk district.
Preferences of tenants
Holosiivskyi district not only showed the highest price growth, but also became the most popular among those looking for housing in the capital. At the same time, the overall interest in renting in Kyiv decreased by 14-15% compared to last year.
A significant drop in demand was recorded in Dniprovskyi, Desnyanskyi, Svyatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts - more than 20%. The only district where the interest in rent has increased was Podilskyi - by 4%.
Experts note that security is increasingly influencing the rental market, especially in Kyiv, which is regularly attacked. It is the districts remote from strategic objects that show the highest price growth.
At the same time, analysts attribute the decline in overall demand not only to security issues, but also to the recommendations of the authorities to temporarily leave major cities during the heating season.
At the same time, as the publication writes, according to LUN, on October 25, 2025, the average cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment in Kiev is about 17 thousand UAH per month (6% less than six months ago). The rent of a two-room apartment is 24 thousand UAH (-11%), and a three-room apartment - 42 thousand UAH, which is the same as before.
Situation on the rental market in Ukraine
As real estate experts Dmytro Karpilovsky and Elena Gaidamakha explain, the level of rental rates directly depends on security, economic stability and people's confidence in the ability to live and work in the region. In addition, the data of online services often reflect not the real, but the desired prices of landlords. At the same time, in the central districts of Kyiv the price growth is largely due to the influx of foreigners who are willing to pay more.
It is also noted that, according to the State Statistics Committee, in September-October 2025, the average rental rate for one-room housing in Ukraine increased by 8.3% and amounted to 7,816 UAH. The highest cost is traditionally maintained in Kyiv and western regions - Zakarpattya, Lviv and Rivne regions. The most affordable prices remain in the South and East - in Kherson, Zaporizhzhya and Kharkiv regions. The rent has increased most of all in Sumy (by 34%), Kyiv (by 18%) and Poltava (by 15%) regions.
