Making do with a small apartment is something many people feel forced to consider when renting in a big city. Location is king but so is cash, so size gets to be compromised on very often. However, if you just don’t want to sacrifice size on the altar of an expensive location, things tend to get really frustrating. What a time to be alive, huh?<\/p>\n
Last year we examined the price-to-space ratio in the 30 most populous cities in the US<\/a>, and we discovered how much space you can rent in cities like Philadelphia<\/a>, Denver<\/a>, or Las Vegas<\/a> for $1,500 per month. This time we thought we’d go a step further from the likes of Washingon, DC<\/a> or Charlotte, NC<\/a>, and show you what can you get for the same amount of money in the 30 most magnetic cities around the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n But what makes these cities magnetic? The Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies <\/a>has your answer in their Global Power City Index<\/a> research. Their summary ranks each city in terms of their attractiveness, based on six main criteria: economy, research & development, cultural interaction, livability, environment, and accessibility.<\/p>\n Starting from this list, with the help of our ever loyal market data friend, Yardi Matrix<\/a>, we managed to calculate how much space will $1,500 rent you in each of these cities<\/strong>. The different sizes of the tiles below represent the actual proportions of how the value of your money changes across different real estate markets.<\/p>\n$1,500 per Month\u2014from 277 Sq. Ft. In Manhattan, NY to 1,889 Sq. Ft. In Istanbul, TR<\/h3>\n