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Most affordable cities (1-bed)

Ranked by median 1-bedroom home price across 333 cities — the smallest entry costs first. The global median 1-bed is $167k.

# City Country 1-bed 2-bed 3-bed vs median (1-bed)
1 Surabaya Indonesia $22,000 $28,000 $142,000 −86.8%
2 Tangerang Indonesia $30,000 $45,000 $117,000 −82.0%
3 Bitola North Macedonia $31,000 $37,000 $40,000 −81.4%
4 Aktau Kazakhstan $34,000 $49,000 $80,000 −79.6%
5 Centurion South Africa $34,000 $48,000 $76,000 −79.6%
6 South Tangerang Indonesia $36,000 $77,000 $142,000 −78.4%
7 Karaganda Kazakhstan $36,000 $51,000 $63,000 −78.4%
8 Johannesburg South Africa $37,000 $58,000 $97,000 −77.8%
9 Dnipro Ukraine $37,000 $51,000 $81,000 −77.8%
10 Pavlodar Kazakhstan $39,000 $51,000 $76,500 −76.6%
11 Adana Turkey $39,000 $63,000 $95,000 −76.6%
12 Kayseri Turkey $39,000 $59,000 $75,000 −76.6%
13 Durban South Africa $41,000 $66,000 $99,000 −75.4%
14 Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan $42,000 $57,000 $85,500 −74.9%
15 Kostanay Kazakhstan $45,000 $55,000 $82,500 −73.1%
16 Alexandria Egypt $46,000 $69,000 $114,000 −72.5%
17 Jakarta Indonesia $46,000 $59,000 $173,000 −72.5%
18 Kharkiv Ukraine $46,000 $58,000 $87,000 −72.5%
19 Konya Turkey $47,000 $69,000 $99,000 −71.9%
20 Fortaleza Brazil $51,000 $76,000 $144,000 −69.5%
21 Nonthaburi Thailand $51,000 $96,000 $144,000 −69.5%
22 Samut Prakan Thailand $51,000 $106,000 $159,000 −69.5%
23 Bursa Turkey $52,000 $63,000 $104,000 −68.9%
24 Dolphin Coast South Africa $54,000 $102,000 $180,000 −67.7%
25 Odesa Ukraine $55,000 $68,000 $102,000 −67.1%
26 Galati Romania $62,000 $85,000 $127,500 −62.9%
27 Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine $62,000 $76,000 $114,000 −62.9%
28 Skopje North Macedonia $63,799 $87,000 $105,560 −61.8%
29 Batumi Georgia $65,000 $97,000 $127,000 −61.1%
30 Cape Town South Africa $65,000 $121,000 $335,000 −61.1%
31 Recife Brazil $68,000 $82,000 $135,000 −59.3%
32 Ipoh Malaysia $69,000 $103,000 $105,000 −58.7%
33 Cairo Egypt $70,000 $116,000 $136,000 −58.1%
34 Tbilisi Georgia $70,000 $102,000 $144,000 −58.1%
35 Catania Italy $70,000 $109,000 $145,000 −58.1%
36 Guarapari Brazil $72,000 $129,000 $202,000 −56.9%
37 Izmir Turkey $73,000 $95,000 $127,000 −56.3%
38 Bello Colombia $74,000 $88,000 $94,000 −55.7%
39 Ufa Russia $74,000 $97,000 $128,000 −55.7%
40 Sapporo Japan $76,000 $114,000 $159,000 −54.5%
41 Novosibirsk Russia $77,000 $101,000 $131,000 −53.9%
42 Almaty Kazakhstan $78,000 $115,000 $209,000 −53.3%
43 Astana Kazakhstan $78,000 $115,000 $209,000 −53.3%
44 Santiago Chile $79,000 $112,000 $140,000 −52.7%
45 Cali Colombia $79,000 $88,000 $103,000 −52.7%
46 Chroy Changvar Cambodia $80,000 $184,000 $276,000 −52.1%
47 Barranquilla Colombia $80,000 $86,000 $126,000 −52.1%
48 Ankara Turkey $80,000 $87,000 $89,000 −52.1%
49 Acapulco Mexico $83,000 $125,000 $245,000 −50.3%
50 Istanbul Turkey $84,000 $101,000 $150,000 −49.7%
51 Cambodia (combined) Cambodia $85,000 $160,000 $285,000 −49.1%
52 Palermo Italy $85,000 $115,000 $149,000 −49.1%
53 Lviv Ukraine $88,000 $110,000 $148,000 −47.3%
54 Bogota Colombia $89,000 $125,000 $201,000 −46.7%
55 Shah Alam Malaysia $89,000 $94,000 $141,000 −46.7%
56 Stara Zagora Bulgaria $90,000 $137,000 $205,500 −46.1%
57 Jyvaskyla Finland $90,000 $149,000 $223,500 −46.1%
58 Nizhny Novgorod Russia $91,000 $109,000 $139,000 −45.5%
59 Yekaterinburg Russia $91,000 $109,000 $139,000 −45.5%
60 Chisinau Moldova $91,640 $138,040 $172,840 −45.1%
61 Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina $92,000 $107,000 $126,000 −44.9%
62 Temuco Chile $93,000 $140,000 $170,000 −44.3%
63 Agadir Morocco $93,000 $141,000 $211,500 −44.3%
64 Chon Buri (Pattaya) Thailand $93,000 $218,000 $510,000 −44.3%
65 Pereira Colombia $94,000 $107,000 $115,000 −43.7%
66 Subang Jaya Malaysia $94,000 $110,000 $125,000 −43.7%
67 Shumen Bulgaria $95,000 $130,000 $195,000 −43.1%
68 Kep and Kampot Cambodia $95,000 $185,000 $277,500 −43.1%
69 Timisoara Romania $95,000 $129,000 $193,500 −43.1%
70 Concepcion Chile $97,000 $136,000 $151,000 −41.9%
71 Bydgoszcz Poland $97,000 $136,000 $204,000 −41.9%
72 Iași Romania $97,000 $126,000 $189,000 −41.9%
73 Novi Sad Serbia $97,000 $136,000 $188,000 −41.9%
74 Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem Cambodia $98,000 $189,000 $283,500 −41.3%
75 Turin Italy $99,000 $150,000 $239,000 −40.7%
76 Phnom Penh Cambodia $100,000 $230,000 $354,000 −40.1%
77 Puebla Mexico $100,000 $150,000 $202,000 −40.1%
78 Johor Bahru Malaysia $102,000 $140,000 $158,000 −38.9%
79 Tangier Morocco $103,000 $212,000 $282,000 −38.3%
80 Lodz Poland $103,000 $138,000 $178,000 −38.3%
81 Iskander Puteri Malaysia $104,000 $129,000 $153,000 −37.7%
82 Ha Noi Vietnam $104,000 $161,000 $264,000 −37.7%
83 Hanoi Vietnam $104,000 $161,000 $264,000 −37.7%
84 Constanta Romania $105,000 $142,000 $213,000 −37.1%
85 Jeddah Saudi Arabia $105,000 $109,000 $168,000 −37.1%
86 Patra Greece $107,000 $136,000 $189,000 −35.9%
87 Antalya Turkey $107,000 $144,000 $196,000 −35.9%
88 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam $107,000 $139,000 $306,000 −35.9%
89 Lublin Poland $110,000 $139,000 $165,000 −34.1%
90 Kyiv Ukraine $110,199 $151,960 $288,840 −34.0%
91 Klaipeda Lithuania $112,000 $152,000 $228,000 −32.9%
92 Plovdiv Bulgaria $113,000 $150,000 $256,000 −32.3%
93 Podgorica Montenegro $113,679 $169,360 $242,439 −31.9%
94 Petaling Jaya Malaysia $115,000 $125,000 $140,000 −31.1%
95 Volos Greece $117,000 $146,000 $215,000 −29.9%
96 Craiova Romania $117,000 $138,000 $207,000 −29.9%
97 Santa Marta Colombia $118,000 $182,000 $273,000 −29.3%
98 Nyiregyhaza Hungary $118,000 $148,000 $222,000 −29.3%
99 Rio de Janeiro Brazil $119,000 $141,000 $268,000 −28.7%
100 Brasov Romania $119,000 $150,000 $225,000 −28.7%
1
Surabaya · Indonesia
1-bed$22k
2-bed$28k
3-bed$142k
vs median−86.8%
2
Tangerang · Indonesia
1-bed$30k
2-bed$45k
3-bed$117k
vs median−82.0%
3
Bitola · North Macedonia
1-bed$31k
2-bed$37k
3-bed$40k
vs median−81.4%
4
Aktau · Kazakhstan
1-bed$34k
2-bed$49k
3-bed$80k
vs median−79.6%
5
Centurion · South Africa
1-bed$34k
2-bed$48k
3-bed$76k
vs median−79.6%
6
South Tangerang · Indonesia
1-bed$36k
2-bed$77k
3-bed$142k
vs median−78.4%
7
Karaganda · Kazakhstan
1-bed$36k
2-bed$51k
3-bed$63k
vs median−78.4%
8
Johannesburg · South Africa
1-bed$37k
2-bed$58k
3-bed$97k
vs median−77.8%
9
Dnipro · Ukraine
1-bed$37k
2-bed$51k
3-bed$81k
vs median−77.8%
10
Pavlodar · Kazakhstan
1-bed$39k
2-bed$51k
3-bed$77k
vs median−76.6%
11
Adana · Turkey
1-bed$39k
2-bed$63k
3-bed$95k
vs median−76.6%
12
Kayseri · Turkey
1-bed$39k
2-bed$59k
3-bed$75k
vs median−76.6%
13
Durban · South Africa
1-bed$41k
2-bed$66k
3-bed$99k
vs median−75.4%
14
Ust-Kamenogorsk · Kazakhstan
1-bed$42k
2-bed$57k
3-bed$86k
vs median−74.9%
15
Kostanay · Kazakhstan
1-bed$45k
2-bed$55k
3-bed$83k
vs median−73.1%
16
Alexandria · Egypt
1-bed$46k
2-bed$69k
3-bed$114k
vs median−72.5%
17
Jakarta · Indonesia
1-bed$46k
2-bed$59k
3-bed$173k
vs median−72.5%
18
Kharkiv · Ukraine
1-bed$46k
2-bed$58k
3-bed$87k
vs median−72.5%
19
Konya · Turkey
1-bed$47k
2-bed$69k
3-bed$99k
vs median−71.9%
20
Fortaleza · Brazil
1-bed$51k
2-bed$76k
3-bed$144k
vs median−69.5%
21
Nonthaburi · Thailand
1-bed$51k
2-bed$96k
3-bed$144k
vs median−69.5%
22
Samut Prakan · Thailand
1-bed$51k
2-bed$106k
3-bed$159k
vs median−69.5%
23
Bursa · Turkey
1-bed$52k
2-bed$63k
3-bed$104k
vs median−68.9%
24
Dolphin Coast · South Africa
1-bed$54k
2-bed$102k
3-bed$180k
vs median−67.7%
25
Odesa · Ukraine
1-bed$55k
2-bed$68k
3-bed$102k
vs median−67.1%
26
Galati · Romania
1-bed$62k
2-bed$85k
3-bed$128k
vs median−62.9%
27
Ivano-Frankivsk · Ukraine
1-bed$62k
2-bed$76k
3-bed$114k
vs median−62.9%
28
Skopje · North Macedonia
1-bed$64k
2-bed$87k
3-bed$106k
vs median−61.8%
29
Batumi · Georgia
1-bed$65k
2-bed$97k
3-bed$127k
vs median−61.1%
30
Cape Town · South Africa
1-bed$65k
2-bed$121k
3-bed$335k
vs median−61.1%
31
Recife · Brazil
1-bed$68k
2-bed$82k
3-bed$135k
vs median−59.3%
32
Ipoh · Malaysia
1-bed$69k
2-bed$103k
3-bed$105k
vs median−58.7%
33
Cairo · Egypt
1-bed$70k
2-bed$116k
3-bed$136k
vs median−58.1%
34
Tbilisi · Georgia
1-bed$70k
2-bed$102k
3-bed$144k
vs median−58.1%
35
Catania · Italy
1-bed$70k
2-bed$109k
3-bed$145k
vs median−58.1%
36
Guarapari · Brazil
1-bed$72k
2-bed$129k
3-bed$202k
vs median−56.9%
37
Izmir · Turkey
1-bed$73k
2-bed$95k
3-bed$127k
vs median−56.3%
38
Bello · Colombia
1-bed$74k
2-bed$88k
3-bed$94k
vs median−55.7%
39
Ufa · Russia
1-bed$74k
2-bed$97k
3-bed$128k
vs median−55.7%
40
Sapporo · Japan
1-bed$76k
2-bed$114k
3-bed$159k
vs median−54.5%
41
Novosibirsk · Russia
1-bed$77k
2-bed$101k
3-bed$131k
vs median−53.9%
42
Almaty · Kazakhstan
1-bed$78k
2-bed$115k
3-bed$209k
vs median−53.3%
43
Astana · Kazakhstan
1-bed$78k
2-bed$115k
3-bed$209k
vs median−53.3%
44
Santiago · Chile
1-bed$79k
2-bed$112k
3-bed$140k
vs median−52.7%
45
Cali · Colombia
1-bed$79k
2-bed$88k
3-bed$103k
vs median−52.7%
46
Chroy Changvar · Cambodia
1-bed$80k
2-bed$184k
3-bed$276k
vs median−52.1%
47
Barranquilla · Colombia
1-bed$80k
2-bed$86k
3-bed$126k
vs median−52.1%
48
Ankara · Turkey
1-bed$80k
2-bed$87k
3-bed$89k
vs median−52.1%
49
Acapulco · Mexico
1-bed$83k
2-bed$125k
3-bed$245k
vs median−50.3%
50
Istanbul · Turkey
1-bed$84k
2-bed$101k
3-bed$150k
vs median−49.7%
51
Cambodia (combined) · Cambodia
1-bed$85k
2-bed$160k
3-bed$285k
vs median−49.1%
52
Palermo · Italy
1-bed$85k
2-bed$115k
3-bed$149k
vs median−49.1%
53
Lviv · Ukraine
1-bed$88k
2-bed$110k
3-bed$148k
vs median−47.3%
54
Bogota · Colombia
1-bed$89k
2-bed$125k
3-bed$201k
vs median−46.7%
55
Shah Alam · Malaysia
1-bed$89k
2-bed$94k
3-bed$141k
vs median−46.7%
56
Stara Zagora · Bulgaria
1-bed$90k
2-bed$137k
3-bed$206k
vs median−46.1%
57
Jyvaskyla · Finland
1-bed$90k
2-bed$149k
3-bed$224k
vs median−46.1%
58
Nizhny Novgorod · Russia
1-bed$91k
2-bed$109k
3-bed$139k
vs median−45.5%
59
Yekaterinburg · Russia
1-bed$91k
2-bed$109k
3-bed$139k
vs median−45.5%
60
Chisinau · Moldova
1-bed$92k
2-bed$138k
3-bed$173k
vs median−45.1%
61
Banja Luka · Bosnia and Herzegovina
1-bed$92k
2-bed$107k
3-bed$126k
vs median−44.9%
62
Temuco · Chile
1-bed$93k
2-bed$140k
3-bed$170k
vs median−44.3%
63
Agadir · Morocco
1-bed$93k
2-bed$141k
3-bed$212k
vs median−44.3%
64
Chon Buri (Pattaya) · Thailand
1-bed$93k
2-bed$218k
3-bed$510k
vs median−44.3%
65
Pereira · Colombia
1-bed$94k
2-bed$107k
3-bed$115k
vs median−43.7%
66
Subang Jaya · Malaysia
1-bed$94k
2-bed$110k
3-bed$125k
vs median−43.7%
67
Shumen · Bulgaria
1-bed$95k
2-bed$130k
3-bed$195k
vs median−43.1%
68
Kep and Kampot · Cambodia
1-bed$95k
2-bed$185k
3-bed$278k
vs median−43.1%
69
Timisoara · Romania
1-bed$95k
2-bed$129k
3-bed$194k
vs median−43.1%
70
Concepcion · Chile
1-bed$97k
2-bed$136k
3-bed$151k
vs median−41.9%
71
Bydgoszcz · Poland
1-bed$97k
2-bed$136k
3-bed$204k
vs median−41.9%
72
Iași · Romania
1-bed$97k
2-bed$126k
3-bed$189k
vs median−41.9%
73
Novi Sad · Serbia
1-bed$97k
2-bed$136k
3-bed$188k
vs median−41.9%
74
Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem · Cambodia
1-bed$98k
2-bed$189k
3-bed$284k
vs median−41.3%
75
Turin · Italy
1-bed$99k
2-bed$150k
3-bed$239k
vs median−40.7%
76
Phnom Penh · Cambodia
1-bed$100k
2-bed$230k
3-bed$354k
vs median−40.1%
77
Puebla · Mexico
1-bed$100k
2-bed$150k
3-bed$202k
vs median−40.1%
78
Johor Bahru · Malaysia
1-bed$102k
2-bed$140k
3-bed$158k
vs median−38.9%
79
Tangier · Morocco
1-bed$103k
2-bed$212k
3-bed$282k
vs median−38.3%
80
Lodz · Poland
1-bed$103k
2-bed$138k
3-bed$178k
vs median−38.3%
81
Iskander Puteri · Malaysia
1-bed$104k
2-bed$129k
3-bed$153k
vs median−37.7%
82
Ha Noi · Vietnam
1-bed$104k
2-bed$161k
3-bed$264k
vs median−37.7%
83
Hanoi · Vietnam
1-bed$104k
2-bed$161k
3-bed$264k
vs median−37.7%
84
Constanta · Romania
1-bed$105k
2-bed$142k
3-bed$213k
vs median−37.1%
85
Jeddah · Saudi Arabia
1-bed$105k
2-bed$109k
3-bed$168k
vs median−37.1%
86
Patra · Greece
1-bed$107k
2-bed$136k
3-bed$189k
vs median−35.9%
87
Antalya · Turkey
1-bed$107k
2-bed$144k
3-bed$196k
vs median−35.9%
88
Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam
1-bed$107k
2-bed$139k
3-bed$306k
vs median−35.9%
89
Lublin · Poland
1-bed$110k
2-bed$139k
3-bed$165k
vs median−34.1%
90
Kyiv · Ukraine
1-bed$110k
2-bed$152k
3-bed$289k
vs median−34.0%
91
Klaipeda · Lithuania
1-bed$112k
2-bed$152k
3-bed$228k
vs median−32.9%
92
Plovdiv · Bulgaria
1-bed$113k
2-bed$150k
3-bed$256k
vs median−32.3%
93
Podgorica · Montenegro
1-bed$114k
2-bed$169k
3-bed$242k
vs median−31.9%
94
Petaling Jaya · Malaysia
1-bed$115k
2-bed$125k
3-bed$140k
vs median−31.1%
95
Volos · Greece
1-bed$117k
2-bed$146k
3-bed$215k
vs median−29.9%
96
Craiova · Romania
1-bed$117k
2-bed$138k
3-bed$207k
vs median−29.9%
97
Santa Marta · Colombia
1-bed$118k
2-bed$182k
3-bed$273k
vs median−29.3%
98
Nyiregyhaza · Hungary
1-bed$118k
2-bed$148k
3-bed$222k
vs median−29.3%
99
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
1-bed$119k
2-bed$141k
3-bed$268k
vs median−28.7%
100
Brasov · Romania
1-bed$119k
2-bed$150k
3-bed$225k
vs median−28.7%
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 →