According to LUN and Work.ua, in October 2026 the secondary housing market in Ukraine showed mixed dynamics: in most regional centres median apartment prices rose year‑on‑year, but the pace varies. The most expensive locations remain Lviv, Kyiv and Uzhhorod.
Most expensive one‑room flats — Lviv $75.5 thousand, Uzhhorod $68.5 thousand
The median price of one‑room flats in Lviv is $75.5 thousand, up 14% from a year ago. Uzhhorod is second at $68.5 thousand, up 12% year‑on‑year, while Kyiv is third at $67 thousand with annual growth of 1%.
The fastest price rises in this segment over the year were recorded in Lutsk — +30% to $62.7 thousand; in Vinnytsia and Ivano‑Frankivsk prices rose by 24% to $57 thousand and $48.8 thousand respectively. In Ternopil the increase was 21% to $51.7 thousand.
Housing is much cheaper in the east and south: Kharkiv $24 thousand, Sumy $23.5 thousand, Mykolaiv $21.9 thousand, Zaporizhzhia $16.5 thousand.
Two‑room flats — Lviv $108 thousand, Kyiv $98 thousand; annual changes
In the two‑room segment the median price in Lviv is $108 thousand, and in Kyiv $98 thousand. A year ago Kyiv was first at $100 thousand, while Lviv was third after Uzhhorod.
Over the year two‑room flats in Lviv have become 15% more expensive, whereas in Kyiv they have fallen by 7%; over the last six months prices in the capital have dropped by 12%. The highest annual growth rates in this segment were in Ivano‑Frankivsk and Zhytomyr at 19%, with median prices of $68 thousand and $66.9 thousand respectively.
In frontline cities two‑room flats cost much less: Kharkiv $38 thousand, Sumy $34.5 thousand, Zaporizhzhia $24.5 thousand. Year‑on‑year in Kharkiv +3%, in Zaporizhzhia +7%, in Sumy +11%. In Dnipro the median price rose 5% to $46 thousand.
Three‑room flats — Kyiv $146 thousand, Lviv $143 thousand; $3 thousand difference
The most expensive three‑room flats remain in Kyiv with a median price of $146 thousand, although this is down 3% year‑on‑year and down 9% over the last six months. Lviv has nearly caught up with the capital at $143 thousand, where annual growth in this segment was 19%.
Third place is Uzhhorod at $120 thousand, followed by Chernivtsi $109 thousand and Vinnytsia $92 thousand. The fastest annual rises in three‑room flats were in Ternopil (+24%), Cherkasy (+16%), Kropyvnytskyi and Ivano‑Frankivsk (+14%), and Vinnytsia +13%.
In some cities prices have barely changed: Kharkiv $50 thousand, Dnipro $60 thousand, Chernihiv $59 thousand; in Mykolaiv the median price fell 1% to $42 thousand. The cheapest three‑room flats are in Zaporizhzhia at $34.7 thousand.
Private houses and the affordability index: Kyiv $225 thousand, how many years of salary
Among regional centres the highest median prices for private houses are in Kyiv — $225 thousand, in Lviv — $220 thousand, in Uzhhorod — $170 thousand; Odesa $160 thousand, Chernivtsi $145 thousand. Outside regional centres the median price of a house in Kyiv Oblast is $120 thousand, in Lviv Oblast $98 thousand, in Odesa Oblast $70 thousand.
Over the year the median cost of a house in Kyiv rose 13%, in Lviv 5%, in Uzhhorod 3%; in Ternopil house prices increased 28%, in Zhytomyr 23%, in Kharkiv 21%. In Dnipro the median cost fell 5% to $52 thousand, and in Chernihiv 10% to $28.8 thousand.
Looking at price per sq m, Lviv leads at $1,370 per sq m, Kyiv $1,300, Uzhhorod $1,110. Outside regional centres the most expensive square metre is in Kyiv Oblast — about $1,000; then Vinnytsia Oblast $780 and Volyn Oblast $750 per sq m. These figures are higher than in Lviv Oblast ($730) and Zakarpattia ($620).
The affordability index, which estimates the number of years one would need to save the median local salary, shows: for one‑room flats the most expensive relative to local wages remain Lviv and Lutsk — 8.7 years’ salary each. In Uzhhorod it is 8.4 years, in Chernivtsi 8.2, in Vinnytsia 7.8, in Kyiv 6.7.
The fewest years of full local salary required to buy a one‑room flat are in Zaporizhzhia — 2.5 years; in Mykolaiv and Kharkiv — 3.3 years each; in Sumy — 3.9 years.
