How Many Years Does it Take to Save for a Condo? 🏢

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

How Many Years Does it Take to Save for a Condo? 🏢

by visualcapitalist

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

Data sources

https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ubs-global-real-estate-bubble-index-2024.pdf


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