Cluj-Napoca has the highest asking price per square metre among 72 Romanian localities tracked by VDI.ro, reaching €3,419 per sqm for two-room apartments, based on 50,553 listings published in the 45 days to 28 October 2026. At the other end of the scale, Petroșani recorded the lowest figure at €736 per sqm. A budget of €100,000 buys approximately 29.2 sqm in Cluj-Napoca compared with approximately 135.9 sqm in Petroșani.
Warsaw comparison aside, Cluj-Napoca prices are 60% above those in Bucharest, where the median stands at €2,141 per sqm for two-room flats. At neighbourhood level, the most expensive district in the country is Herăstrău in Bucharest at €4,957 per sqm, followed by Floreasca (€4,054 per sqm) and Grozăvești (€3,866 per sqm), both also in Bucharest.
Among other cities in the rankings, Voluntari reached €2,759 per sqm, Brașov €2,259 per sqm, Sibiu €2,144 per sqm and Craiova €2,143 per sqm. New post-2000 construction commands the largest premium over older stock in Ploiești, where newer apartments are listed at €2,082 per sqm against €1,313 per sqm for older blocks, a gap of 59%.
In terms of rental yield, a two-room apartment takes the fewest years to recover its purchase price through rent in Galați (13.8 years) and the most in Baciu (26.0 years), based on current asking prices and rents. In September 2026, new owner-listed supply grew most sharply in Timișoara, up 21.1% month on month to 278 new listings, while Bacău recorded the steepest drop at 24.8%.
Year on year, asking prices per sqm rose most in Timișoara, up 11.0% to €1,928 per sqm. The figures are medians of asking prices from both owners and agencies and represent offer prices rather than transaction prices, according to VDI.ro.
