Apartment purchase prices per square meter in major cities, in US dollars. Prices are indicative and they apply to existing apartments of 120 square meters in city centers. London is shown in 2 categories, the super-premium areas of "prime central London", which includes Belgravia, Chelsea, Mayfair, Notting Hill, Knightsbridge, Regent's Park, South Kensington, St. John's Woods, and St. James; and "other luxury".


Rank City, Country Price
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1 London (Prime), United Kingdom 24,250
2 Upper Manhattan, New York, USA 15,933
3 Moscow, Russia 15,531
4 London (Other Luxury), UK 15,202
5 Paris, France 13,826
6 Hong Kong 12,599
7 Tokyo, Japan 11,870
8 Singapore 11,800
9 Mumbai, India 10,222
10 Barcelona, Spain 9,871
11 Geneva, Switzerland 7,534
12 Zurich, Switzerland 7,376
13 Sydney, Australia 7,085
14 Madrid, Spain 7,021
15 Turks and Caicos Islands 5,724
16 Tel Aviv, Israel 5,021
17 Toronto, Canada 4,737
18 Auckland, New Zealand 4,438
19 Warsaw, Poland 4,383
20 Cayman Islands 4,234
21 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 4,066
22 Bahamas 3,998
23 Montreal, Canada 3,779
24 Munich, Germany 3,613
25 Saint Petersburg, Russia 3,417
26 Shanghai, China 3,318
27 Trinidad and Tobago 3,174
28 Athens, Greece 3,170
29 Frankfurt, Germany 2,843
30 Bangkok, Thailand 2,819
31 Cape Town, South Africa 2,784
32 Berlin, Germany 2,462
33 Beijing, China 2,282
34 New Delhi, India 2,107
35 Sofia, Bulgaria 2,032
36 Marrakech, Morocco 1,973
37 Manila, Philippines 1,969
38 Istanbul, Turkey 1,867
39 Panama City, Panama 1,783
40 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1,400
41 Johannesburg, South Africa 1,376
42 Amman, Jordan 1,261
43 San Jose, Costa Rica 1,255
44 Beirut, Lebanon 1,237
45 Jakarta, Indonesia 1,068
46 Bangalore, India 980
47 Cairo, Egypt 569

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