Ranked: The World’s Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home

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In certain parts of the world, housing prices have risen much faster than household incomes, making home ownership increasingly more difficult for the average Joe.

Using data from Demographia, this graphic looks at some of the world’s most expensive housing markets.

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Visualization type: Map

Ranked: The World’s Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home

In certain parts of the world, housing prices have risen much faster than household incomes, making home ownership increasingly more difficult for the average Joe.

Using data from Demographia, this graphic looks at some of the world’s most expensive housing markets.


First published: February 15, 2021 (link)

Source files included: .ai, .eps, .pdf

Data source: Demographia

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