In March, the olx website recorded a record demand for daily rent – more than 1 million reviews of published ads, which is 15 times more than last year. During April, interest in short-term leases stabilized in peacetime, but activity increased by 52% compared to last year. What awaits the daily rental market in Ukraine and what prices are offered during the war – in the analysis of OLX Real Estate.
Where they often look for housing for rent
Some stay in temporary accommodation in transit to their final destination, others rent a house for the weekend to change the “scenery” or spend time with loved ones. The needs of Ukrainians for 3 months of the war transformed the classic weekend season. Yes, the most active are now responding to proposals for daily rent in Transcarpathia, Kirovograd and Dnepropetrovsk. These regions have the highest number of reviews per ad. At the same time, in 82% of cases, Ukrainians book an apartment by phone.
If you analyze the types of housing, then:
apartments are actively sought in Zakarpattia, Kirovohrad and Cherkasy regions by the hour;
short-term rental of houses is of most interest to searchers in Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia and Volyn regions;
hotels and recreation centers are most in demand in Cherkasy, Zhytomyr and Dnipropetrovsk regions;
hostels, beds for reviews of ads Ukrainians are actively looking for in Vinnytsia and Poltava regions.
Where in Ukraine it is most profitable to rent an apartment for a short time
If you plan to rent an apartment for a short time, then the best chance you have to find a daily apartment rental. At least, there are more than 10,000 such offers on alder – more than 10,000 ads.
By the way, compared to all major cities, in Kiev the lowest average cost of a night in a room – only 578 hryvnia per day. In Cherkasy you will have to pay about 600 hryvnias per night, and the most expensive – in Uzhgorod. Here, the rent per day in a one-room apartment will cost, on average, 850 hryvnia.
The average cost of daily rent of apartments in different cities of Ukraine
City 1-bedroom apartment, UAH 2-bedroom apartment, UAH 3-bedroom apartment, UAH
Kyiv 578 736 996
Kropyvnytskyi 600 750 863
Lviv 742 967 1 438
Uzhhorod 850 1 100 944
Cherkasy 600 700 900
OLX Real Estate Data, May 2022
If you are looking for daily rent of houses, you can choose from 1,355 available ads. In particular, renting an apartment in Kropyvnytskyi will cost about 725 hryvnias per day, and the average cost of an overnight stay in Volyn will range from 925 hryvnias in Shatsk to 1,436 hryvnias in Svityaz. In the resort towns of the Carpathians, average house prices are also in the range of 1,000-2,000 hryvnia per day.
The average cost of daily rent of houses in some cities of Ukraine
City Rent cost, UAH
Kropyvnytskyi 725
Vinnytsia 1,150
Svityaz 1 436
Shatsk 925
Accounts 1 950
Mikulichin 1 293
OLX Real Estate Data, May 2022
If you analyze the prices in hotels and resorts in the most popular regions among searchers, the most budget accommodation will be in the Zhytomyr region (on average, 500 hryvnia). In the Cherkasy region, namely in Uman, the night will cost about 600 hryvnias, and in Cherkasy itself 150 hryvnias more. Meanwhile, the average tariff in Kyiv is now more affordable than before the war – 576 hryvnias per day.
The average cost of accommodation in hotels and resorts in some cities of Ukraine
City Price per night, UAH
Kyiv 576
Cherkasy 750
Dnipro 1 125
Zhytomyr 500
Korosten 500
Uman 600
Lviv 807
OLX Real Estate Data, May 2022
An overnight stay in a hostel will traditionally be the most budget-friendly. For example, the lowest prices are offered in Poltava – on average, 150 hryvnia per night. It is 50 hryvnias more expensive in Vinnytsia. You can count on the same tariff in Uzhgorod. But in other western regions (for example, in Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv) for a night in a hostel will charge within 350 hryvnia.
The average cost of accommodation in hostels in some cities of Ukraine
City Price per night, UAH
Vinnytsia 200
Poltava 150
Lviv 280
Ivano-Frankivsk 350
Uzhhorod 200
OLX Real Estate Data, May 2022