Compare the same kind of home
Higher-rent city records in our stored snapshot
These ten records are sorted from 192 records in our dataset. This is not a current worldwide ranking.
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These are Global Property Guide median asking-rent snapshots, last updated September 2026, shown in the published currency. The combined column is the arithmetic mean of the available bedroom categories; it is not an average of listings on our map. A source value marked n.a. remains unavailable, not zero.
A city can change position if you compare only one bedroom category. Use the bedroom columns that match your needs and verify current advertisements before planning a move. Full methodology and limitations →
The ten snapshot records
| City | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, United States | $4,200 | $6,200 | $8,480 | $6,293 |
| New York, United States | $4,745 | $5,995 | $6,950 | $5,897 |
| London, United Kingdom | €3,460 | €4,525 | €6,240 | €4,742 |
| Sydney (CBD), Australia | $2,550 | $4,100 | $6,230 | $4,293 |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | $2,200 | $3,510 | $5,790 | $3,833 |
| Boston, United States | $2,950 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $3,483 |
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong | $2,145 | $2,935 | $5,205 | $3,428 |
| San Diego, United States | $2,500 | $3,310 | $4,200 | $3,337 |
| Miami, United States | $2,900 | $3,450 | $3,600 | $3,317 |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | $2,580 | $2,980 | $4,130 | $3,230 |
What the comparison leaves out
Housing quality, neighbourhood, local earnings, taxes, transport and utilities are not measured here. The list cannot establish which city is affordable for your household. It also excludes cities absent from the dataset; a missing city has no implied rank.
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