
Real estate
New economy: New Russians are arriving, apartment prices are rising in Belgrade
Rents in Serbia have jumped by as much as 30 percent in two months, and real estate agents say that the cause is a new wave of Russian immigrants.

Rents in Serbia have jumped by as much as 30 percent in two months, and real estate agents say that the cause is a new wave of Russian immigrants.

Serbia is obviously also a country of rich people, as the real estate market shows. Apartment prices are skyrocketing, but they still sell like hot cakes, especially the most expensive ones
In Serbia, in the first half of 2025, the most expensive square meter apartment was sold at a price of 9.805 euros in Belgrade on the water. The real estate market in the same period was worth 3,8 billion euros, which is an increase of 11,9 percent compared to the same period in 2024.
The average price per square meter of apartments in the period January-June was 214.017 dinars, while the average price in the second half of 2022 was 217.968
New results of last October's housing census published by the Republic's Statistical Office showed that in 2,3 million cases people live in their own apartments, almost 170.000 apartments are rented, and 156.000 people live in their relatives' properties.
Rents are on average lower by up to 30 percent. "The time that was there is gone, there is no golden period with the Russians," says real estate agent Katarina Lazarević
In addition to housing problems, the students also cited the prices of meals in canteens for self-financing students, as well as the exorbitant tuition fees.
In the following period, no major price fluctuations are expected and it is certain that 2022 will not repeat itself when it comes to rents