Photographs: Courtesy, Discover Hongkong.
Eastern Europe and Africa have the most favourable housing conditions.
The highest rents typical for a city are paid in North America, the Middle East and Western Europe, says a UBS study.
The global average cost of a four-room apartment is around $2,630 per month.
Take a look at 20 cities where rentals are the highest according to the UBS study...
Hong Kong
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $4,490
Medium: $9,660
Cheap: $4,830
The UBS study lists the average cost of housing per month, which an apartment seeker would expect to pay on the free market at the time of the survey.
Rental prices (monthly gross rents) are based on apartments built after 1980 (4 rooms, kitchen, bathroom, with garage) including all ancillary costs.
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Reuters.
New York
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $14,100
Medium: $7,240
Cheap: $3,680
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Reuters.
Tokyo
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $11,110
Medium: $6,180
Cheap: $3,910
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Mahlum/Wikimedia Commons.
Helsinki
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $10,360
Medium: $8,680
Cheap: $7,510
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Reuters.
London
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $8,560
Medium: $ 4,830
Cheap: $2,820
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Reuters.
Miami
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $8,500
Medium: $2,690
Cheap: $1,630
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Reuters.
Sydney
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $7,740
Medium: $4,180
Cheap: $3,130
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Reuters.
Dubai
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $7,300
Medium: $4,880
Cheap: $2,430
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Reuters.
Chicago
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $6,940
Medium: $3,540
Cheap: $1,990
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Istanbul
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $6,890
Medium: $3,150
Cheap: $1,540
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
Doha
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $6,240
Medium: $4,870
Cheap: $3,680
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Reuters.
Caracas
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $6,000
Medium: $3,820
Cheap: $2,250
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Anton Golubev/Reuters.
Moscow
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $5,920
Medium: $3,640
Cheap: $2,620
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
Zurich
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $5,840
Medium: $4,480
Cheap: $2,680
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
Seoul
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $4,870
Medium: $3,440
Cheap: $1,750
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Reuters.
Milan
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $4,680
Medium: $2,860
Cheap: $2,320
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters.
Paris
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $4,660
Medium: $3,250
Cheap: $2,490
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters.
Rome
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $4,400
Medium: $3,240
Cheap: $1,550
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Michaela Rehle/Reuters.
Munich
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $4,140
Medium: $2,500
Cheap: $1,790
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Apartment rentals are highest in these 20 cities
Photographs: Heiko Junge/Reuters.
Oslo
Furnished 4-room apartment price range
Expensive: $4,010
Medium: $3,250
Cheap: $2,210
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