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Most affordable cities (1-bed)

Ranked by median 1-bedroom home price across 400 cities — the smallest entry costs first. The global median 1-bed is $183k.

# City Country 1-bed 2-bed 3-bed vs median (1-bed)
1 Surabaya Indonesia $22,000 $28,000 $142,000 −87.9%
2 Tangerang Indonesia $30,000 $45,000 $117,000 −83.6%
3 Bitola North Macedonia $31,000 $37,000 $40,000 −83.0%
4 Aktau Kazakhstan $34,000 $49,000 $80,000 −81.4%
5 Centurion South Africa $34,000 $48,000 $76,000 −81.4%
6 South Tangerang Indonesia $36,000 $77,000 $142,000 −80.3%
7 Karaganda Kazakhstan $36,000 $51,000 $63,000 −80.3%
8 Johannesburg South Africa $37,000 $58,000 $97,000 −79.7%
9 Dnipro Ukraine $37,000 $51,000 $81,000 −79.7%
10 Pavlodar Kazakhstan $39,000 $51,000 $76,500 −78.6%
11 Adana Turkey $39,000 $63,000 $95,000 −78.6%
12 Kayseri Turkey $39,000 $59,000 $75,000 −78.6%
13 Durban South Africa $41,000 $66,000 $99,000 −77.5%
14 Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan $42,000 $57,000 $85,500 −77.0%
15 Kostanay Kazakhstan $45,000 $55,000 $82,500 −75.3%
16 Alexandria Egypt $46,000 $69,000 $114,000 −74.8%
17 Jakarta Indonesia $46,000 $59,000 $173,000 −74.8%
18 Kharkiv Ukraine $46,000 $58,000 $87,000 −74.8%
19 Konya Turkey $47,000 $69,000 $99,000 −74.2%
20 Fortaleza Brazil $51,000 $76,000 $144,000 −72.1%
21 Nonthaburi Thailand $51,000 $96,000 $144,000 −72.1%
22 Samut Prakan Thailand $51,000 $106,000 $159,000 −72.1%
23 Bursa Turkey $52,000 $63,000 $104,000 −71.5%
24 Skopje (Aerodrom) North Macedonia $53,000 $70,000 $85,000 −71.0%
25 Dolphin Coast South Africa $54,000 $102,000 $180,000 −70.4%
26 Skopje (Centre) North Macedonia $55,000 $75,000 $91,000 −69.9%
27 Odesa Ukraine $55,000 $68,000 $102,000 −69.9%
28 Galati Romania $62,000 $85,000 $127,500 −66.0%
29 Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine $62,000 $76,000 $114,000 −66.0%
30 Skopje North Macedonia $63,799 $87,000 $105,560 −65.0%
31 Batumi Georgia $65,000 $97,000 $127,000 −64.4%
32 Cape Town South Africa $65,000 $121,000 $335,000 −64.4%
33 Recife Brazil $68,000 $82,000 $135,000 −62.7%
34 Ipoh Malaysia $69,000 $103,000 $105,000 −62.2%
35 Cairo Egypt $70,000 $116,000 $136,000 −61.6%
36 Tbilisi Georgia $70,000 $102,000 $144,000 −61.6%
37 Catania Italy $70,000 $109,000 $145,000 −61.6%
38 Guarapari Brazil $72,000 $129,000 $202,000 −60.5%
39 Izmir Turkey $73,000 $95,000 $127,000 −60.0%
40 Bello Colombia $74,000 $88,000 $94,000 −59.5%
41 Jakarta (South Jakarta) Indonesia $74,000 $137,000 $277,000 −59.5%
42 Ufa Russia $74,000 $97,000 $128,000 −59.5%
43 Sapporo Japan $76,000 $114,000 $159,000 −58.4%
44 Novosibirsk Russia $77,000 $101,000 $131,000 −57.8%
45 Astana Kazakhstan $78,000 $115,000 $209,000 −57.3%
46 Almaty Kazakhstan $78,000 $115,000 $209,000 −57.3%
47 Santiago Chile $79,000 $112,000 $140,000 −56.7%
48 Chroy Changvar Cambodia $80,000 $184,000 $276,000 −56.2%
49 Santiago (Santa Isabel) Chile $83,000 $120,000 $148,000 −54.5%
50 Acapulco Mexico $83,000 $125,000 $245,000 −54.5%
51 Metro Manila (Manila City) Philippines $84,000 $134,000 $319,000 −54.0%
52 Istanbul Turkey $84,000 $101,000 $150,000 −54.0%
53 Istanbul (all) Turkey $84,000 $101,000 $150,000 −54.0%
54 Cambodia (combined) Cambodia $85,000 $160,000 $285,000 −53.4%
55 Palermo Italy $85,000 $115,000 $149,000 −53.4%
56 Barranquilla Colombia $86,000 $80,000 $126,000 −52.9%
57 Ankara Turkey $87,000 $80,000 $89,000 −52.3%
58 Cali Colombia $88,000 $79,000 $103,000 −51.8%
59 Lviv Ukraine $88,000 $110,000 $148,000 −51.8%
60 Bogota Colombia $89,000 $125,000 $201,000 −51.2%
61 Shah Alam Malaysia $89,000 $94,000 $141,000 −51.2%
62 Stara Zagora Bulgaria $90,000 $137,000 $205,500 −50.7%
63 Jyvaskyla Finland $90,000 $149,000 $223,500 −50.7%
64 Nizhny Novgorod Russia $91,000 $109,000 $139,000 −50.1%
65 Yekaterinburg Russia $91,000 $109,000 $139,000 −50.1%
66 Chisinau Moldova $91,640 $138,040 $172,840 −49.8%
67 Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina $92,000 $107,000 $126,000 −49.6%
68 Temuco Chile $93,000 $140,000 $170,000 −49.0%
69 Agadir Morocco $93,000 $141,000 $211,500 −49.0%
70 Chon Buri (Pattaya) Thailand $93,000 $218,000 $510,000 −49.0%
71 Pereira Colombia $94,000 $107,000 $115,000 −48.5%
72 Subang Jaya Malaysia $94,000 $125,000 $110,000 −48.5%
73 Shumen Bulgaria $95,000 $130,000 $195,000 −47.9%
74 Kep and Kampot Cambodia $95,000 $185,000 $277,500 −47.9%
75 Timisoara Romania $95,000 $129,000 $193,500 −47.9%
76 Tbilisi (Saburtalo) Georgia $96,000 $131,000 $178,000 −47.4%
77 Concepcion Chile $97,000 $136,000 $151,000 −46.8%
78 Bydgoszcz Poland $97,000 $136,000 $204,000 −46.8%
79 Iași Romania $97,000 $126,000 $189,000 −46.8%
80 Novi Sad Serbia $97,000 $136,000 $188,000 −46.8%
81 Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem Cambodia $98,000 $189,000 $283,500 −46.3%
82 Turin Italy $99,000 $150,000 $239,000 −45.8%
83 Phnom Penh Cambodia $100,000 $230,000 $354,000 −45.2%
84 Puebla Mexico $100,000 $150,000 $202,000 −45.2%
85 Cairo (New Cairo) Egypt $102,000 $151,000 $152,000 −44.1%
86 Johor Bahru Malaysia $102,000 $140,000 $158,000 −44.1%
87 Sarajevo (Center) Bosnia and Herzegovina $103,000 $152,000 $223,000 −43.6%
88 Tangier Morocco $103,000 $212,000 $282,000 −43.6%
89 Lodz Poland $103,000 $138,000 $178,000 −43.6%
90 Iskander Puteri Malaysia $104,000 $129,000 $153,000 −43.0%
91 Hanoi Vietnam $104,000 $161,000 $264,000 −43.0%
92 Ha Noi Vietnam $104,000 $161,000 $264,000 −43.0%
93 Constanta Romania $105,000 $142,000 $213,000 −42.5%
94 Jeddah Saudi Arabia $105,000 $109,000 $168,000 −42.5%
95 Patra Greece $107,000 $136,000 $189,000 −41.4%
96 Antalya Turkey $107,000 $144,000 $196,000 −41.4%
97 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam $107,000 $139,000 $306,000 −41.4%
98 Ha Noi (Nam Tu Liem) Vietnam $109,000 $180,000 $266,000 −40.3%
99 Lublin Poland $110,000 $139,000 $165,000 −39.7%
100 Kyiv Ukraine $110,199 $151,960 $288,840 −39.6%
1
Surabaya · Indonesia
1-bed$22k
2-bed$28k
3-bed$142k
vs median−87.9%
2
Tangerang · Indonesia
1-bed$30k
2-bed$45k
3-bed$117k
vs median−83.6%
3
Bitola · North Macedonia
1-bed$31k
2-bed$37k
3-bed$40k
vs median−83.0%
4
Aktau · Kazakhstan
1-bed$34k
2-bed$49k
3-bed$80k
vs median−81.4%
5
Centurion · South Africa
1-bed$34k
2-bed$48k
3-bed$76k
vs median−81.4%
6
South Tangerang · Indonesia
1-bed$36k
2-bed$77k
3-bed$142k
vs median−80.3%
7
Karaganda · Kazakhstan
1-bed$36k
2-bed$51k
3-bed$63k
vs median−80.3%
8
Johannesburg · South Africa
1-bed$37k
2-bed$58k
3-bed$97k
vs median−79.7%
9
Dnipro · Ukraine
1-bed$37k
2-bed$51k
3-bed$81k
vs median−79.7%
10
Pavlodar · Kazakhstan
1-bed$39k
2-bed$51k
3-bed$77k
vs median−78.6%
11
Adana · Turkey
1-bed$39k
2-bed$63k
3-bed$95k
vs median−78.6%
12
Kayseri · Turkey
1-bed$39k
2-bed$59k
3-bed$75k
vs median−78.6%
13
Durban · South Africa
1-bed$41k
2-bed$66k
3-bed$99k
vs median−77.5%
14
Ust-Kamenogorsk · Kazakhstan
1-bed$42k
2-bed$57k
3-bed$86k
vs median−77.0%
15
Kostanay · Kazakhstan
1-bed$45k
2-bed$55k
3-bed$83k
vs median−75.3%
16
Alexandria · Egypt
1-bed$46k
2-bed$69k
3-bed$114k
vs median−74.8%
17
Jakarta · Indonesia
1-bed$46k
2-bed$59k
3-bed$173k
vs median−74.8%
18
Kharkiv · Ukraine
1-bed$46k
2-bed$58k
3-bed$87k
vs median−74.8%
19
Konya · Turkey
1-bed$47k
2-bed$69k
3-bed$99k
vs median−74.2%
20
Fortaleza · Brazil
1-bed$51k
2-bed$76k
3-bed$144k
vs median−72.1%
21
Nonthaburi · Thailand
1-bed$51k
2-bed$96k
3-bed$144k
vs median−72.1%
22
Samut Prakan · Thailand
1-bed$51k
2-bed$106k
3-bed$159k
vs median−72.1%
23
Bursa · Turkey
1-bed$52k
2-bed$63k
3-bed$104k
vs median−71.5%
24
Skopje (Aerodrom) · North Macedonia
1-bed$53k
2-bed$70k
3-bed$85k
vs median−71.0%
25
Dolphin Coast · South Africa
1-bed$54k
2-bed$102k
3-bed$180k
vs median−70.4%
26
Skopje (Centre) · North Macedonia
1-bed$55k
2-bed$75k
3-bed$91k
vs median−69.9%
27
Odesa · Ukraine
1-bed$55k
2-bed$68k
3-bed$102k
vs median−69.9%
28
Galati · Romania
1-bed$62k
2-bed$85k
3-bed$128k
vs median−66.0%
29
Ivano-Frankivsk · Ukraine
1-bed$62k
2-bed$76k
3-bed$114k
vs median−66.0%
30
Skopje · North Macedonia
1-bed$64k
2-bed$87k
3-bed$106k
vs median−65.0%
31
Batumi · Georgia
1-bed$65k
2-bed$97k
3-bed$127k
vs median−64.4%
32
Cape Town · South Africa
1-bed$65k
2-bed$121k
3-bed$335k
vs median−64.4%
33
Recife · Brazil
1-bed$68k
2-bed$82k
3-bed$135k
vs median−62.7%
34
Ipoh · Malaysia
1-bed$69k
2-bed$103k
3-bed$105k
vs median−62.2%
35
Cairo · Egypt
1-bed$70k
2-bed$116k
3-bed$136k
vs median−61.6%
36
Tbilisi · Georgia
1-bed$70k
2-bed$102k
3-bed$144k
vs median−61.6%
37
Catania · Italy
1-bed$70k
2-bed$109k
3-bed$145k
vs median−61.6%
38
Guarapari · Brazil
1-bed$72k
2-bed$129k
3-bed$202k
vs median−60.5%
39
Izmir · Turkey
1-bed$73k
2-bed$95k
3-bed$127k
vs median−60.0%
40
Bello · Colombia
1-bed$74k
2-bed$88k
3-bed$94k
vs median−59.5%
41
Jakarta (South Jakarta) · Indonesia
1-bed$74k
2-bed$137k
3-bed$277k
vs median−59.5%
42
Ufa · Russia
1-bed$74k
2-bed$97k
3-bed$128k
vs median−59.5%
43
Sapporo · Japan
1-bed$76k
2-bed$114k
3-bed$159k
vs median−58.4%
44
Novosibirsk · Russia
1-bed$77k
2-bed$101k
3-bed$131k
vs median−57.8%
45
Astana · Kazakhstan
1-bed$78k
2-bed$115k
3-bed$209k
vs median−57.3%
46
Almaty · Kazakhstan
1-bed$78k
2-bed$115k
3-bed$209k
vs median−57.3%
47
Santiago · Chile
1-bed$79k
2-bed$112k
3-bed$140k
vs median−56.7%
48
Chroy Changvar · Cambodia
1-bed$80k
2-bed$184k
3-bed$276k
vs median−56.2%
49
Santiago (Santa Isabel) · Chile
1-bed$83k
2-bed$120k
3-bed$148k
vs median−54.5%
50
Acapulco · Mexico
1-bed$83k
2-bed$125k
3-bed$245k
vs median−54.5%
51
Metro Manila (Manila City) · Philippines
1-bed$84k
2-bed$134k
3-bed$319k
vs median−54.0%
52
Istanbul · Turkey
1-bed$84k
2-bed$101k
3-bed$150k
vs median−54.0%
53
Istanbul (all) · Turkey
1-bed$84k
2-bed$101k
3-bed$150k
vs median−54.0%
54
Cambodia (combined) · Cambodia
1-bed$85k
2-bed$160k
3-bed$285k
vs median−53.4%
55
Palermo · Italy
1-bed$85k
2-bed$115k
3-bed$149k
vs median−53.4%
56
Barranquilla · Colombia
1-bed$86k
2-bed$80k
3-bed$126k
vs median−52.9%
57
Ankara · Turkey
1-bed$87k
2-bed$80k
3-bed$89k
vs median−52.3%
58
Cali · Colombia
1-bed$88k
2-bed$79k
3-bed$103k
vs median−51.8%
59
Lviv · Ukraine
1-bed$88k
2-bed$110k
3-bed$148k
vs median−51.8%
60
Bogota · Colombia
1-bed$89k
2-bed$125k
3-bed$201k
vs median−51.2%
61
Shah Alam · Malaysia
1-bed$89k
2-bed$94k
3-bed$141k
vs median−51.2%
62
Stara Zagora · Bulgaria
1-bed$90k
2-bed$137k
3-bed$206k
vs median−50.7%
63
Jyvaskyla · Finland
1-bed$90k
2-bed$149k
3-bed$224k
vs median−50.7%
64
Nizhny Novgorod · Russia
1-bed$91k
2-bed$109k
3-bed$139k
vs median−50.1%
65
Yekaterinburg · Russia
1-bed$91k
2-bed$109k
3-bed$139k
vs median−50.1%
66
Chisinau · Moldova
1-bed$92k
2-bed$138k
3-bed$173k
vs median−49.8%
67
Banja Luka · Bosnia and Herzegovina
1-bed$92k
2-bed$107k
3-bed$126k
vs median−49.6%
68
Temuco · Chile
1-bed$93k
2-bed$140k
3-bed$170k
vs median−49.0%
69
Agadir · Morocco
1-bed$93k
2-bed$141k
3-bed$212k
vs median−49.0%
70
Chon Buri (Pattaya) · Thailand
1-bed$93k
2-bed$218k
3-bed$510k
vs median−49.0%
71
Pereira · Colombia
1-bed$94k
2-bed$107k
3-bed$115k
vs median−48.5%
72
Subang Jaya · Malaysia
1-bed$94k
2-bed$125k
3-bed$110k
vs median−48.5%
73
Shumen · Bulgaria
1-bed$95k
2-bed$130k
3-bed$195k
vs median−47.9%
74
Kep and Kampot · Cambodia
1-bed$95k
2-bed$185k
3-bed$278k
vs median−47.9%
75
Timisoara · Romania
1-bed$95k
2-bed$129k
3-bed$194k
vs median−47.9%
76
Tbilisi (Saburtalo) · Georgia
1-bed$96k
2-bed$131k
3-bed$178k
vs median−47.4%
77
Concepcion · Chile
1-bed$97k
2-bed$136k
3-bed$151k
vs median−46.8%
78
Bydgoszcz · Poland
1-bed$97k
2-bed$136k
3-bed$204k
vs median−46.8%
79
Iași · Romania
1-bed$97k
2-bed$126k
3-bed$189k
vs median−46.8%
80
Novi Sad · Serbia
1-bed$97k
2-bed$136k
3-bed$188k
vs median−46.8%
81
Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem · Cambodia
1-bed$98k
2-bed$189k
3-bed$284k
vs median−46.3%
82
Turin · Italy
1-bed$99k
2-bed$150k
3-bed$239k
vs median−45.8%
83
Phnom Penh · Cambodia
1-bed$100k
2-bed$230k
3-bed$354k
vs median−45.2%
84
Puebla · Mexico
1-bed$100k
2-bed$150k
3-bed$202k
vs median−45.2%
85
Cairo (New Cairo) · Egypt
1-bed$102k
2-bed$151k
3-bed$152k
vs median−44.1%
86
Johor Bahru · Malaysia
1-bed$102k
2-bed$140k
3-bed$158k
vs median−44.1%
87
Sarajevo (Center) · Bosnia and Herzegovina
1-bed$103k
2-bed$152k
3-bed$223k
vs median−43.6%
88
Tangier · Morocco
1-bed$103k
2-bed$212k
3-bed$282k
vs median−43.6%
89
Lodz · Poland
1-bed$103k
2-bed$138k
3-bed$178k
vs median−43.6%
90
Iskander Puteri · Malaysia
1-bed$104k
2-bed$129k
3-bed$153k
vs median−43.0%
91
Hanoi · Vietnam
1-bed$104k
2-bed$161k
3-bed$264k
vs median−43.0%
92
Ha Noi · Vietnam
1-bed$104k
2-bed$161k
3-bed$264k
vs median−43.0%
93
Constanta · Romania
1-bed$105k
2-bed$142k
3-bed$213k
vs median−42.5%
94
Jeddah · Saudi Arabia
1-bed$105k
2-bed$109k
3-bed$168k
vs median−42.5%
95
Patra · Greece
1-bed$107k
2-bed$136k
3-bed$189k
vs median−41.4%
96
Antalya · Turkey
1-bed$107k
2-bed$144k
3-bed$196k
vs median−41.4%
97
Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam
1-bed$107k
2-bed$139k
3-bed$306k
vs median−41.4%
98
Ha Noi (Nam Tu Liem) · Vietnam
1-bed$109k
2-bed$180k
3-bed$266k
vs median−40.3%
99
Lublin · Poland
1-bed$110k
2-bed$139k
3-bed$165k
vs median−39.7%
100
Kyiv · Ukraine
1-bed$110k
2-bed$152k
3-bed$289k
vs median−39.6%
How this is ranked. Cities sorted by 1-bedroom median purchase price (USD), ascending, starter dataset (2026-05). A green "vs median" means cheaper than the global 1-bed median. Methodology →