Is it better to buy a flat in Bar or in Budva? It depends on the budget and on what you want from the town. On price, Bar is clearly cheaper: on 9 November 2026, flats for sale in Budva asked a median €3,520 per m² on Fijaka and flats in Bar €2,700 per m², so Budva was 30% more expensive. A one-bedroom flat asked a median €175,000 in Budva and €137,000 in Bar.
Budva has the larger choice of flats; Bar has the lower prices. Here is what the listings say, number by number.
Bar and Budva side by side
| Measure (9 November 2026) | Bar | Budva |
| Flats for sale | 822 | 1,373 |
| Median price per m² | €2,700 | €3,520 |
| Median flat | €155,000 for 61 m² | €231,000 for 66 m² |
| One-bedroom flat | €137,000 | €175,000 |
| Two-bedroom flat | €189,000 | €250,000 |
| Flats up to €150,000 | 365 | 275 |
| One-bedroom rent | €500 a month | €600 a month |
| Two-bedroom rent | €700 a month | €850 a month |
| Gross yield, one-bedroom | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| Gross yield, two-bedroom | 4.4% | 4.1% |
Rents in Budva are higher, but not by as much as prices, so the gross yield on a long-term let is slightly better in Bar. Summer rentals by the week are a different market and are not in these figures.
Cheapest and most expensive areas
Bar: Čeluga (€2,360 per m²), Sutomore (€2,400), Utjeha (€2,420) and Šušanj (€2,490) are the cheapest; Dobra Voda (€2,900) is the most expensive area with enough listings.
Budva: Petrovac (€2,600 per m²) and Lazi (€2,900) are the cheapest; Sveti Stefan (€4,190) and Rafailovići (€5,430) the most expensive.
The two markets overlap at the edges: Petrovac, the cheapest part of Budva, asks less per m² than Dobra Voda in Bar.
What the same budget buys
With €150,000 there were 365 flats to choose from in Bar and 275 in Budva. In Bar that budget reaches the median one-bedroom flat (€137,000); in Budva it is below the median one-bedroom price (€175,000).
Details for each town: one-bedroom flats in Bar and one-bedroom flats in Budva.
Current listings: flats for sale in Bar and flats for sale in Budva.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bar cheaper than Budva? Yes. On 9 November 2026, flats in Bar asked a median €2,700 per m² and flats in Budva €3,520, so Budva was 30% more expensive.
How much more does a one-bedroom flat cost in Budva than in Bar? A median €38,000 more: €175,000 in Budva against €137,000 in Bar.
Where is rental yield higher, Bar or Budva? Slightly higher in Bar: a gross 4.4% on a one-bedroom flat against 4.1% in Budva, for long-term lets.
Is Petrovac cheaper than Budva town? Petrovac, which is in the municipality of Budva, asked a median €2,600 per m², the lowest in Budva.
How these numbers were measured
Asking prices and rents of all active flats and studios on Fijaka on 9 November 2026 in the municipalities of Bar and Budva. Medians leave out listings without a price. An area is shown only with at least 15 listings from at least 3 sellers, where no seller has half of them. Gross yield is a year's median asking rent divided by the median asking price. These are asking prices, not sale prices; see also the Fijaka price per m² index.