← Housing Costs

City Rent/m²

Average monthly rent per sqm in urban areas (USD). Higher score = lower cost.

Raw-value source: Derived from avg rent, USD 2026

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 Korea DPR2 2 85
2 Malawi3 3 81
3 Yemen4 4 76
3 Central African Republic4 4 76
3 Somalia4 4 76
3 Burundi4 4 76
3 Eritrea4 4 76
3 Afghanistan4 4 76
9 Ethiopia4.5 4.5 74
9 Pakistan4.5 4.5 74
9 Nepal4.5 4.5 74
12 Niger5 5 72
12 Guinea-Bissau5 5 72
12 Sudan5 5 72
12 Bangladesh5 5 72
12 Turkmenistan5 5 72
12 Mozambique5 5 72
18 Gambia5.5 5.5 70
18 Syria5.5 5.5 70
18 Burkina Faso5.5 5.5 70
18 Mali5.5 5.5 70
18 Benin5.5 5.5 70
18 Togo5.5 5.5 70
18 Chad5.5 5.5 70
18 South Sudan5.5 5.5 70
18 Haiti5.5 5.5 70
27 Madagascar6 6 68
27 Sierra Leone6 6 68
27 Guinea6 6 68
27 Myanmar6 6 68
27 Tajikistan6 6 68
32 Mauritania6.5 6.5 66
32 Western Sahara6.5 6.5 66
32 Lesotho6.5 6.5 66
32 Tanzania6.5 6.5 66
32 Cuba6.5 6.5 66
32 Venezuela6.5 6.5 66
32 Comoros6.5 6.5 66
39 Liberia7 7 65
39 Zimbabwe7 7 65
39 Laos7 7 65
39 Egypt7 7 65
39 Uganda7 7 65
39 Uzbekistan7 7 65
39 Kyrgyzstan7 7 65
39 Nicaragua7 7 65
39 Bhutan7 7 65
48 Swaziland7.5 7.5 63
48 Congo DR7.5 7.5 63
48 Cameroon7.5 7.5 63
48 Iran7.5 7.5 63
52 Paraguay8 8 61
52 Zambia8 8 61
52 Honduras8 8 61
55 Libya8.5 8.5 60
55 Ukraine8.5 8.5 60
55 Tunisia8.5 8.5 60
55 Iraq8.5 8.5 60
55 Rwanda8.5 8.5 60
55 Kiribati8.5 8.5 60
55 Moldova8.5 8.5 60
55 Algeria8.5 8.5 60
55 Bolivia8.5 8.5 60
55 Djibouti8.5 8.5 60
65 Senegal9 9 58
65 Congo9 9 58
65 Cambodia9 9 58
65 Timor-Leste9 9 58
69 Sri Lanka9.5 9.5 56
70 Ghana10 10 55
70 Ivory Coast10 10 55
70 Suriname10 10 55
70 Guyana10 10 55
70 Armenia10 10 55
70 Guatemala10 10 55
70 El Salvador10 10 55
77 Belarus10.5 10.5 53
77 Nigeria10.5 10.5 53
77 Angola10.5 10.5 53
77 Namibia10.5 10.5 53
77 Botswana10.5 10.5 53
77 Gabon10.5 10.5 53
77 Equatorial Guinea10.5 10.5 53
77 Zanzibar10.5 10.5 53
77 Kenya10.5 10.5 53
77 Cape Verde10.5 10.5 53
77 Argentina10.5 10.5 53
77 São Tomé and Príncipe10.5 10.5 53
77 Palestine10.5 10.5 53
77 Lebanon10.5 10.5 53
77 Ecuador10.5 10.5 53
92 Morocco11 11 52
92 Mongolia11 11 52
92 Georgia11 11 52
95 India11.5 11.5 50
95 Vietnam11.5 11.5 50
95 American Samoa11.5 11.5 50
95 Vanuatu11.5 11.5 50
95 Solomon Islands11.5 11.5 50
100 Kazakhstan12 12 49
100 Indonesia12 12 49
100 Philippines12 12 49
103 Kosovo12.5 12.5 48
103 North Macedonia12.5 12.5 48
103 Bosnia and Herzegovina12.5 12.5 48
106 Azerbaijan13 13 46
106 Montserrat13 13 46
108 Tuvalu13.5 13.5 45
108 Samoa13.5 13.5 45
108 Dominican Republic13.5 13.5 45
108 Albania13.5 13.5 45
108 Tonga13.5 13.5 45
108 Papua New Guinea13.5 13.5 45
114 Thailand14 14 44
114 Colombia14 14 44
114 Peru14 14 44
117 Belize14.5 14.5 43
117 Northern Mariana Islands14.5 14.5 43
119 Brazil15 15 42
119 Russia15 15 42
119 Jordan15 15 42
119 Bulgaria15 15 42
119 Mexico15 15 42
119 Romania15 15 42
119 Serbia15 15 42
119 Jamaica15 15 42
119 Micronesia15 15 42
119 Fiji15 15 42
119 Turkey15 15 42
119 Dominica15 15 42
119 Costa Rica15 15 42
132 Maldives15.5 15.5 41
132 Aruba15.5 15.5 41
134 Malaysia16 16 39
135 Lithuania17 17 37
135 Uruguay17 17 37
135 South Africa17 17 37
135 Nauru17 17 37
135 Marshall Islands17 17 37
135 Trinidad and Tobago17 17 37
135 Anguilla17 17 37
135 Montenegro17 17 37
135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines17 17 37
135 Grenada17 17 37
135 Niue17 17 37
135 Guam17 17 37
135 Chile17 17 37
148 Sint Maarten19.5 19.5 33
148 Saint-Martin19.5 19.5 33
148 Latvia19 19 33
148 Poland19 19 33
148 Mauritius19 19 33
148 Brunei19 19 33
148 Saudi Arabia19 19 33
148 Hungary19 19 33
148 Panama19 19 33
148 Saint Lucia19 19 33
158 Estonia21 21 30
158 Slovakia21 21 30
158 Oman21 21 30
158 Palau21 21 30
158 Cook Islands21 21 30
158 Antigua and Barbuda21 21 30
158 Mayotte21 21 30
158 Saint Kitts and Nevis21 21 30
158 Greece21 21 30
167 Czech Republic23 23 27
167 French Guiana23 23 27
167 Curacao23 23 27
167 China23 23 27
167 Slovenia23 23 27
167 Cyprus23 23 27
167 Puerto Rico23 23 27
167 Chinese Taipei23 23 27
175 Bahrain24.5 24.5 25
175 Croatia24.5 24.5 25
175 Wallis and Futuna24.5 24.5 25
175 Martinique24.5 24.5 25
175 Guadeloupe24.5 24.5 25
175 San Marino24 24 25
175 Turks and Caicos Islands24 24 25
175 British Virgin Islands24 24 25
183 Northern Ireland26 26 23
183 Faroe Islands26 26 23
185 Kuwait26.5 26.5 22
185 Korea Republic26.5 26.5 22
185 Spain26.5 26.5 22
185 Barbados26.5 26.5 22
185 Réunion26.5 26.5 22
185 Portugal26.5 26.5 22
185 Italy26.5 26.5 22
192 Australia28.5 28.5 20
192 United States28.5 28.5 20
192 Malta28.5 28.5 20
192 Canada28.5 28.5 20
192 Seychelles28.5 28.5 20
192 France28.5 28.5 20
192 Austria28.5 28.5 20
192 U.S. Virgin Islands28.5 28.5 20
192 New Zealand28.5 28.5 20
201 Wales29.5 29.5 19
201 Belgium29.5 29.5 19
201 Gibraltar29 29 19
204 Finland30.5 30.5 18
204 Germany30.5 30.5 18
204 Bahamas30.5 30.5 18
207 Japan31 31 17
208 Sweden32.5 32.5 16
208 Saint Pierre and Miquelon32.5 32.5 16
208 Qatar32.5 32.5 16
208 Tahiti32.5 32.5 16
212 Cayman Islands33.5 33.5 15
213 Scotland35 35 14
214 Denmark36 36 13
214 Bermuda36 36 13
214 Liechtenstein36 36 13
217 Ireland38 38 12
217 Norway38 38 12
217 Netherlands38 38 12
217 United Arab Emirates38 38 12
217 New Caledonia38 38 12
222 Singapore38.5 38.5 11
223 Macau40.5 40.5 10
224 Israel42 42 9
224 Iceland42 42 9
226 Luxembourg45.5 45.5 8
226 Andorra45.5 45.5 8
228 England50.5 50.5 6
228 Hong Kong50.5 50.5 6
230 Switzerland57 57 4
231 Monaco66 66 3