Living Space Index
Living Space Index 2026

Living Space Index 2026

How many years of net salary a 60 m² flat costs in 34 European cities with high-quality official data (grades A and B), and how this changed since 2021.

Key findings

  • Most affordable: Graz (4,1), Lipsia (5,3), Marsiglia (5,7). Least affordable: Spalato (14,6), Lubiana (14,0), Praga (13,5).
  • In 16 of 33 cities, prices grew faster than wages.
  • Zagabria: apartment prices rose 83% since 2021, wages 47%.

Years of net salary for 60 m², 2021–2025

0481216 20212022202320242025 Lipsia 5,3Osijek 6,1Tallinn 7,6Valencia 8,1Madrid 12,6Praga 13,5Lubiana 14,0Spalato 14,6

Ranking 2025 (or latest year)

RankCityYears of payPrice €/m²Net wage €Price change since 2021Wage change since 2021
1.Graz Austria · 2024 4,13075 €3774 € -7 %+21 %
2.Lipsia Germania · 2025 5,32770 €2621 € +15 %+24 %
3.Marsiglia Francia · 2024 5,73083 €2709 € +9 %+10 %
4.Osijek Croazia · 2025 6,11666 €1376 € +65 %+58 %
5.Vienna Austria · 2024 6,64940 €3764 € -1 %+21 %
6.Lione Francia · 2024 7,44478 €3014 € -12 %+11 %
7.Tallinn Estonia · 2025 7,62868 €1881 € +29 %+33 %
8.Valencia Spagna · 2025 8,12663 €1654 € +45 %+17 %
9.Helsinki Finlandia · 2024 8,55328 €3130 € -11 %+10 %
10.Cracovia Polonia · 2025 8,53434 €2010 € +77 %+70 %
11.Vilnius Lituania · 2025 8,62846 €1663 € +47 %+46 %
12.Zagabria Croazia · 2025 8,82917 €1661 € +83 %+47 %
13.Varsavia Polonia · 2025 8,93644 €2056 € +59 %+63 %
14.Porto Portogallo · 2024 9,12984 €1642 € +31 %+27 %
15.Copenaghen Danimarca · 2025 9,38383 €4494 € +26 %+18 %
16.Fiume Croazia · 2025 9,62808 €1459 € +87 %+55 %
17.Berlino Germania · 2025 9,65511 €2856 € +2 %+22 %
18.Oslo Norvegia · 2025 9,88672 €4441 € -4 %+5 %
19.Podgorica Montenegro · 2025 10,12127 €1058 € +76 %+89 %
20.Sarajevo Bosnia ed Erzegovina · 2025 10,21993 €977 € +60 %+53 %
21.Budapest Ungheria · 2025 10,23002 €1471 € +56 %+47 %
22.Zara Croazia · 2025 10,52874 €1367 € +75 %+55 %
23.Amburgo Germania · 2025 10,56345 €3017 € -8 %+20 %
24.Monaco di Baviera Germania · 2025 11,17600 €3432 € -16 %+19 %
25.Lussemburgo Lussemburgo · 2025 11,310.270 €4541 € -8 %+18 %
26.Belgrado Serbia · 2025 11,82763 €1168 € +70 %+67 %
27.Lisbona Portogallo · 2024 12,24340 €1773 € +23 %+24 %
28.Barcellona Spagna · 2025 12,34800 €1947 € +16 %+16 %
29.Parigi Francia · 2024 12,59579 €3836 € -12 %+11 %
30.Madrid Spagna · 2025 12,65283 €2096 € +45 %+15 %
31.Zurigo Svizzera · 2024 13,417.496 €6529 € ––
32.Praga Cechia · 2025 13,55327 €1979 € +35 %+35 %
33.Lubiana Slovenia · 2025 14,05050 €1801 € +48 %+25 %
34.Spalato Croazia · 2025 14,64067 €1393 € +84 %+56 %

Only cities with grade A or B are ranked here. Grade C cities appear on the main site with a warning. Full data, sources and methodology: Dati e fonti