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How Many Years Does it Take to Save for a Condo? 🏢
What We’re Showing
This graphic shows the average number of years that a skilled worker must work in order to afford a 650 square foot condo near the city center across select markets, based on data from the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2024.
Key Takeaways
- In Hong Kong, the most unaffordable city worldwide for 14 consecutive years, it takes more than two decades for an average skilled worker to buy a condo.
- Paris stands as the most unaffordable city in Europe, despite real home prices falling more than 20% from post-pandemic highs.
- The median sale price of a condo or co-op in Manhattan stood at nearly $1.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, with prices per square foot up 44% in a decade.
Dataset
City | Average years of work (skilled worker) to buy a 650 sqft condo near city center |
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Hong Kong | 22 |
Tokyo | 14 |
Paris | 13 |
London | 12 |
Tel Aviv | 10 |
Singapore | 10 |
Sydney | 9 |
Zurich | 8 |
Vancouver | 8 |
Munich | 8 |
New York | 8 |
São Paulo | 8 |
Los Angeles | 7 |
Geneva | 7 |
Amsterdam | 7 |
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