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The Rent Affordability Index

What slice of a year goes to a 1-bedroom rent.

We take a 1-bedroom monthly rent in the city center, multiply by 12, then divide by the median annual net income. The result tells you what fraction of your year goes to keeping a roof over your head.

Most affordable

33%

🇰🇷South Korea

Median

87%

23 countries

Hardest

232%

🇮🇩Indonesia

Spread

×7.1

affordable → unaffordable

Rent as % of annual income

1🇰🇷South Korea
$9,702.00/yr$29,479.20 med33%
2🇳🇴Norway
$19,850.40/yr$56,052.00 med35%
3🇯🇵Japan
$10,436.40/yr$25,950.00 med40%
4🇦🇺Australia
$18,636.48/yr$44,634.00 med42%
5🇩🇪Germany
$17,091.36/yr$38,406.00 med45%
6🇨🇭Switzerland
$32,400.00/yr$67,470.00 med48%
7🇨🇦Canada
$18,343.08/yr$36,330.00 med50%
8🇫🇷France
$17,091.36/yr$33,631.20 med51%
9🇪🇸Spain
$14,461.92/yr$24,496.80 med59%
10🇬🇧United Kingdom
$29,003.88/yr$40,482.00 med72%
11🇺🇸United States
$28,800.00/yr$37,368.00 med77%
12🇦🇷Argentina
$4,321.80/yr$4,982.40 med87%
13🇧🇷Brazil
$7,395.84/yr$7,888.80 med94%
14🇲🇾Malaysia
$6,507.00/yr$6,643.20 med98%
15🇸🇬Singapore
$33,862.56/yr$34,254.00 med99%
16🇨🇳China
$10,779.60/yr$9,964.80 med108%
17🇹🇭Thailand
$7,278.48/yr$6,643.20 med110%
18🇲🇽Mexico
$8,517.60/yr$7,058.40 med121%
19🇭🇰Hong Kong
$27,626.40/yr$22,836.00 med121%
20🇹🇷Turkey
$8,470.08/yr$6,643.20 med127%
21🇻🇳Vietnam
$5,148.00/yr$3,736.80 med138%
22🇮🇳India
$4,028.64/yr$2,491.20 med162%
23🇮🇩Indonesia
$6,750.00/yr$2,906.40 med232%

Median net hourly wage × 173 hrs/month × 12 months = annual income. Rent figures are central 1-bedroom estimates. Both will refine over time — wages are estimated, rent is a Numbeo-blended figure.