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), Leipzig (5.3), Marseille (5.7). Least affordable: Split (14.6), Ljubljana (14.0), Prague (13.5).
- In 16 of 33 cities, prices grew faster than wages.
- Zagreb: apartment prices rose 83% since 2021, wages 47%.
Years of net salary for 60 m², 2021–2025
Ranking 2025 (or latest year)
| Rank | City | Years of pay | Price €/m² | Net wage € | Price change since 2021 | Wage change since 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Graz Austria · 2024 | 4.1 | €3,075 | €3,774 | -7 % | +21 % |
| 2. | Leipzig Germany · 2025 | 5.3 | €2,770 | €2,621 | +15 % | +24 % |
| 3. | Marseille France · 2024 | 5.7 | €3,083 | €2,709 | +9 % | +10 % |
| 4. | Osijek Croatia · 2025 | 6.1 | €1,666 | €1,376 | +65 % | +58 % |
| 5. | Vienna Austria · 2024 | 6.6 | €4,940 | €3,764 | -1 % | +21 % |
| 6. | Lyon France · 2024 | 7.4 | €4,478 | €3,014 | -12 % | +11 % |
| 7. | Tallinn Estonia · 2025 | 7.6 | €2,868 | €1,881 | +29 % | +33 % |
| 8. | Valencia Spain · 2025 | 8.1 | €2,663 | €1,654 | +45 % | +17 % |
| 9. | Helsinki Finland · 2024 | 8.5 | €5,328 | €3,130 | -11 % | +10 % |
| 10. | Krakow Poland · 2025 | 8.5 | €3,434 | €2,010 | +77 % | +70 % |
| 11. | Vilnius Lithuania · 2025 | 8.6 | €2,846 | €1,663 | +47 % | +46 % |
| 12. | Zagreb Croatia · 2025 | 8.8 | €2,917 | €1,661 | +83 % | +47 % |
| 13. | Warsaw Poland · 2025 | 8.9 | €3,644 | €2,056 | +59 % | +63 % |
| 14. | Porto Portugal · 2024 | 9.1 | €2,984 | €1,642 | +31 % | +27 % |
| 15. | Copenhagen Denmark · 2025 | 9.3 | €8,383 | €4,494 | +26 % | +18 % |
| 16. | Rijeka Croatia · 2025 | 9.6 | €2,808 | €1,459 | +87 % | +55 % |
| 17. | Berlin Germany · 2025 | 9.6 | €5,511 | €2,856 | +2 % | +22 % |
| 18. | Oslo Norway · 2025 | 9.8 | €8,672 | €4,441 | -4 % | +5 % |
| 19. | Podgorica Montenegro · 2025 | 10.1 | €2,127 | €1,058 | +76 % | +89 % |
| 20. | Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2025 | 10.2 | €1,993 | €977 | +60 % | +53 % |
| 21. | Budapest Hungary · 2025 | 10.2 | €3,002 | €1,471 | +56 % | +47 % |
| 22. | Zadar Croatia · 2025 | 10.5 | €2,874 | €1,367 | +75 % | +55 % |
| 23. | Hamburg Germany · 2025 | 10.5 | €6,345 | €3,017 | -8 % | +20 % |
| 24. | Munich Germany · 2025 | 11.1 | €7,600 | €3,432 | -16 % | +19 % |
| 25. | Luxembourg Luxembourg · 2025 | 11.3 | €10,270 | €4,541 | -8 % | +18 % |
| 26. | Belgrade Serbia · 2025 | 11.8 | €2,763 | €1,168 | +70 % | +67 % |
| 27. | Lisbon Portugal · 2024 | 12.2 | €4,340 | €1,773 | +23 % | +24 % |
| 28. | Barcelona Spain · 2025 | 12.3 | €4,800 | €1,947 | +16 % | +16 % |
| 29. | Paris France · 2024 | 12.5 | €9,579 | €3,836 | -12 % | +11 % |
| 30. | Madrid Spain · 2025 | 12.6 | €5,283 | €2,096 | +45 % | +15 % |
| 31. | Zurich Switzerland · 2024 | 13.4 | €17,496 | €6,529 | – | – |
| 32. | Prague Czechia · 2025 | 13.5 | €5,327 | €1,979 | +35 % | +35 % |
| 33. | Ljubljana Slovenia · 2025 | 14.0 | €5,050 | €1,801 | +48 % | +25 % |
| 34. | Split Croatia · 2025 | 14.6 | €4,067 | €1,393 | +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: Data & sources