Investment climate; office rents international comparison, 2001-2013

Investment climate; office rents international comparison, 2001-2013

Countries Periods Office rents and occupancy costs (USD per square metre per year)
Australia - Sydney 2013 April 1,283
Austria - Vienna 2013 April 461
Belgium - Brussels 2013 April 559
Canada - Calgary 2013 April .
Canada - Toronto (CBD) 2013 April 661
Czech Republic - Prague 2013 April 511
Denmark - Copenhagen 2013 April 436
Finland - Helsinki 2013 April 545
France - Paris 2013 April 1,284
Germany - Frankfurt am Main 2013 April 711
Hungary - Budapest 2013 April 414
Ireland - Dublin 2013 April 570
Italy - Milan 2013 April 768
Japan - Tokyo, Inner Central 2013 April 1,735
The Netherlands - Amsterdam 2013 April 529
Poland - Warsaw 2013 April 564
South Korea - Seoul 2013 April 1,008
Spain - Madrid 2013 April 543
Sweden - Stockholm 2013 April 825
United Kingdom - London, West End 2013 April 2,396
United States - New York, Midtown Manhat 2013 April 1,299
Source: CBS.
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This table gives an overview of the costs of hiring office space in several countries. The indicator for the country concerned is based on the rent (including service costs and property tax) of high quality office space (class A). For example, the West End in London was selected for the United Kingdom, Amsterdam was selected for the Netherlands.

Note:
Comparable definitions are used to compare the figures presented internationally. The definitions sometimes differ from definitions used by Statistics Netherlands. The figures in this table could differ from
Dutch figures presented elsewhere on the website of Statistics Netherlands.

Data available from: January 2001 up to April 2013.

Status of the figures:
The external source of these data frequently supplies adjusted figures on preceding periods. These adjusted data are not mentioned as such in the table.

Changes as of 1 March 2018:
This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Office rents and occupancy costs
The cost of hiring office space, including service costs and property tax, of high quality office space (class A). Assumed is the higher the price the more important the office location. For example the West End in London is selected for United Kingdom, Amsterdam was selected for the Netherlands. The expenditure is expressed in US dollars per square metre, per year.

Source: CB Richard Ellis, Global Market Rents, editions January 2001 till May 2010.