Warehouse Rent in the Czech Republic: Prices 2026/2027

Quick answer

Prime warehouse rents in the Czech Republic ranged from EUR 5.75 to EUR 7.50 per sq m per month in Q2 2026, depending on the region – roughly EUR 69–90 per sq m per year. Prague is the most expensive market; of the four main regions, Plzeň has the lowest prime rent. Market reports quote Czech industrial rents in euros per square metre per month.

The headline rent is only part of the bill. Occupiers also pay a service charge and utilities, rents are usually indexed annually, and fit-out can add significant one-off or amortised cost.

Key facts (Q2 2026)

Prague: prime headline rent of EUR 7.50/sq m/month (Cushman & Wakefield).
Brno: prime rent of EUR 6.50–7.00/sq m/month, depending on the source (Cushman & Wakefield: EUR 6.50; iO Partners: EUR 7.00).
National vacancy: 5.5% according to Cushman & Wakefield and 5.47% according to CBRE; Cushman & Wakefield puts immediately available space at about 751,000 sq m.
Total modern industrial stock: 13.73 million sq m (Cushman & Wakefield).
Under construction: approximately 1.15 million sq m; the speculative share fell from 36% to 26% (Cushman & Wakefield).
Manufacturers drive demand: 42% of leasing activity according to Cushman & Wakefield; CBRE reports “almost half” of new demand.
Regional vacancy varies widely: from 1.7% in Brno to 15.6% in the Ostrava region (iO Partners).

Warehouse rents by region: Prague, Brno, Plzeň and Ostrava

Brno combines high rents with the tightest supply in the country; Ostrava offers the widest choice of vacant space.

Region	Prime headline rent (EUR/sq m/month)	Vacancy rate
Prague & Central Bohemia	7.25	4.4%
Brno	7.00	1.7%
Ostrava region	6.00	15.6%
Plzeň region	5.75 (−12% year on year)	8.3%

Source: iO Partners, Czech Industrial Market Q2 2026. Cushman & Wakefield reports EUR 7.50 for Prague and EUR 6.50 for Brno. The gap reflects differences in how each firm defines prime product and submarkets, not an error in either dataset.

Note: these are prime headline rents, not a price list. Actual quoted rent depends on unit size, building specification, lease length, move-in date and the incentives agreed.

Regional breakdown: where warehouse space costs most and least

What does “prime headline rent” mean?

Prime headline rent is the top achievable market rent for modern, high-quality space in the best locations of a given region, before incentives. It does not mean every Prague warehouse rents for EUR 7.50/sq m/month.

The rent on a specific deal reflects motorway access, unit size, building age and specification, lease term, required move-in date, competing supply nearby, fit-out scope, tenant covenant and both parties’ negotiating position. Two similar buildings a few kilometres apart can therefore produce different economics.

Cushman & Wakefield also separates standard industrial space (EUR 7.00–7.50/sq m/month) from city logistics – smaller urban warehouses used for last-mile delivery – where headline rents reach EUR 8.25–10.00/sq m/month. That is a different product, not a data discrepancy.

Prague: the most expensive warehouse market

Prague and its surroundings form the most expensive industrial and logistics market in the Czech Republic. For Q2 2026, Cushman & Wakefield puts prime headline rent at EUR 7.50/sq m/month and iO Partners at EUR 7.25 for Prague and Central Bohemia. Both sources report vacancy of about 4.4%.

For an occupier, a difference of a few cents between market reports matters less than the actual terms on offer in the schemes that fit the brief.

Prague East or Prague West? The Prague market is not uniform. Prague East suits occupiers that rely on the D1 (towards Brno and Ostrava), the D10 (towards Mladá Boleslav) or the D11 (towards Hradec Králové), or that distribute to Moravia and the east of the country. Prague West offers access to the D5 towards Plzeň and Germany, the Prague ring road and Václav Havel Airport. A difference of a few tens of cents in rent can be smaller than the difference in transport costs, labour availability or distance to customers.

Brno: high rents, very little vacant space

Brno, the country’s second city and the centre of South Moravia, ranks alongside Prague as one of the most expensive industrial locations. iO Partners reports prime rent of about EUR 7.00/sq m/month for Q2 2026; Cushman & Wakefield reports EUR 6.50. The defining feature is supply: vacancy stood at just 1.7% (iO Partners), the lowest of the four regions compared here.

Occupiers with specific requirements – a larger footprint, high power capacity or manufacturing use – should expect a much narrower choice in Brno than in regions with higher vacancy.

Plzeň and the D5 corridor: lowest prime rent, more room to negotiate

The Plzeň region in West Bohemia is one of the country’s key manufacturing and logistics markets, largely thanks to the D5 motorway linking Prague with the German border. iO Partners reports prime rent of about EUR 5.75/sq m/month in Q2 2026, down 12% year on year, with vacancy of about 8.3%.

Higher availability can strengthen the tenant’s negotiating position. Beyond Plzeň itself, occupiers can compare other locations along the D5, such as Nýřany, Přehýšov, Stříbro, Bor or the Tachov area. For manufacturers, differences in labour availability, power supply or expansion potential often outweigh the difference in base rent.

Ostrava: the widest choice of available space

In the Ostrava region in the north-east of the country, iO Partners reports prime rent of around EUR 6.00/sq m/month in Q2 2026. Vacancy, however, reached about 15.6%, far higher than in Prague or Brno.

This gives some occupiers a wider choice of existing buildings and a stronger hand in negotiations. The deciding factors remain the building’s specification, location, unit size and its ability to support the intended operation.

What will you actually pay for a warehouse?

Base rent is only one line of the occupancy cost. A typical Czech warehouse lease is structured as follows:

Cost item	How it is usually charged
Base rent	EUR/sq m/month
Service charge	EUR/sq m/month
Utilities (energy)	Actual consumption or advance payments
Office space	EUR/sq m/month
Mezzanine / technical areas	As per offer
Car parking	Per space per month, or included in the offer
Fit-out / ASTI	One-off, or amortised into the rent
Indexation	Usually annual, as set in the lease

ASTI (Additional Specific Tenant Improvements) are tenant-specific works beyond the landlord’s standard specification. Comparing offers on headline rent alone can therefore be misleading.

Worked example: a 5,000 sq m warehouse

At a base rent of EUR 6.50/sq m/month, annual base rent alone is:

5,000 sq m × EUR 6.50 × 12 months = EUR 390,000 per year

Over five years that is EUR 1,950,000 in nominal terms – before indexation, service charge, utilities and other costs.

A difference of just EUR 0.25/sq m/month on 5,000 sq m equals EUR 15,000 a year, or EUR 150,000 over a ten-year lease before indexation. Small gaps between offers are worth negotiating.

Headline rent vs. effective rent

The rent quoted in an offer is often not the rent you effectively pay. Landlords may offer a rent-free period, a fit-out contribution, technical works at their own cost, ASTI, a stepped rent in the first years or other incentives.

Illustration, not a market benchmark: on a five-year lease at a headline rent of EUR 6.50/sq m/month, three rent-free months mean rent is paid for 57 of 60 months. The effective rent is then about EUR 6.18/sq m/month (6.50 × 57 ÷ 60) – before any fit-out contribution, which lowers it further.

When comparing buildings, model total occupancy cost over the full lease term rather than comparing headline rents.

Agent’s Note – Rapak&Co.
On larger leases, the gap between headline rent and the true economic cost of the lease can be significant. Two offers with identical base rent can differ markedly in total value once rent-free, fit-out contributions, ASTI, indexation and other terms are priced in. When we represent tenants, we compare the full economics of each lease, not just the price per square metre.

Why rents differ by region – and what to expect in 2027

The main drivers are supply and demand, land availability, infrastructure and the volume of existing space. In Q2 2026, vacancy across modern industrial space in the Czech Republic stood at about 5.5% (Cushman & Wakefield), or roughly 751,000 sq m available immediately. Total stock reached about 13.73 million sq m, with a further 1.15 million sq m under construction.

The market has moved away from the extremely low vacancy of earlier years towards more choice for occupiers. But conditions vary sharply by region: Brno at around 1.7% vacancy is a completely different market from the Ostrava region at over 15%.

Outlook for 2027. New construction is slowing. Completions in Q2 2026 fell by roughly a fifth year on year, and the speculative share of space under construction dropped from 36% to 26% (Cushman & Wakefield). If this continues, the pipeline of new speculative buildings will narrow further in 2027, while demand from manufacturers – 42% of all leasing activity in Q2 2026 according to Cushman & Wakefield – remains strong. That could push vacancy lower in some regions, Brno in particular. We track the market quarter by quarter in our regular Market Updates.

Is 2026/2027 a good time to look for a warehouse?

In terms of availability, yes: conditions are more favourable to tenants than during the period of extremely low vacancy, with both vacant buildings and a development pipeline to choose from.

That does not mean a suitable building is automatically available. A company needing, say, 10,000 sq m in a specific location with high power capacity, manufacturing use, a crane, a particular fire load, above-standard dock numbers or a short move-in timeline may still face a limited choice.

Competition is strongest for manufacturing-ready buildings, because manufacturers are currently among the most active occupiers.

How to secure the best lease terms

The strongest negotiating position comes from running a competitive process across several buildings rather than negotiating with a single landlord. An effective approach:

Define your technical and operational requirements precisely.
Identify relevant existing and pipeline schemes.
Build a shortlist of several alternatives.
Request comparable indicative offers.
Compare total occupancy cost over the full lease term.
Negotiate commercial terms with several landlords in parallel.
Only then select the preferred option.

For manufacturing space, start the search considerably earlier than for a standard warehouse. Power requirements, process technology, building alterations and permitting can sharply reduce the number of suitable buildings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the monthly rent per square metre for a warehouse in the Czech Republic? For prime modern warehouse space, headline rents in the main Czech regions ranged from about EUR 5.75 to EUR 7.50/sq m/month in Q2 2026. The rent on a specific deal depends on location, size, building specification and commercial terms.

Where are warehouses most expensive in the Czech Republic? Prague and its surroundings, at about EUR 7.25–7.50/sq m/month depending on the source and methodology.

Is Plzeň cheaper than Prague? Yes. According to iO Partners, prime rent in the Plzeň region was about EUR 5.75/sq m/month in Q2 2026, compared with about EUR 7.25 for Prague and Central Bohemia.

Are there other charges on top of rent? Yes – typically a service charge, utilities and other operating costs. Depending on the deal, there may also be fit-out or technical alteration costs.

Is warehouse rent negotiable? Yes. Besides the rent itself, tenants can negotiate the rent-free period, fit-out contribution, technical works, lease length, break option, bank guarantee and other commercial terms.

How far in advance should we start looking for a warehouse? Allow enough time to compare several buildings and negotiate with landlords in parallel. Larger or technically demanding operations may need to secure new premises more than a year before the planned start of operations. Build-to-suit projects usually require an even longer horizon.

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About the author

Daniel Rapák is the founder of Rapak&Co. s.r.o. Before establishing his own advisory practice, he worked at firms including Knight Frank and P3 Parks. Rapak&Co. represents occupiers searching for and leasing warehouse and manufacturing space in the Czech Republic, and advises on the sale of commercial land and on logistics. Clients include Hyundai Steel, Zásilkovna (Packeta Group), Baby Direkt and Euro Pool System.

Sources and methodology

This article uses the latest publicly available market data for Q2 2026:

Advisory firms use different definitions of prime rent, submarket boundaries and building types, so figures for the same indicator differ slightly. For example, national vacancy is 5.5% according to Cushman & Wakefield and 5.47% according to CBRE; manufacturers’ share of leasing activity is 42% according to Cushman & Wakefield and “almost half” according to CBRE. Where sources differ, the specific source or a range is given.

Czech-Warehouses listing prices are not used as a public data source in this article.

Data last updated: September 2026.

How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Warehouse in the Czech Republic? Prices 2026/2027