As of 2019, Hong Kong was the most unaffordable city in the world to buy a home, as it would take the average skilled service worker 21 years to be able to purchase a 650-square foot apartment in the city. In 2018, the average price for a home in the city was 1.24 million U.S. dollars.
Number of years a skilled service worker needs to work to buy a 650 square foot apartment in selected cities worldwide in 2019
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CNBC. (October 3, 2019). Number of years a skilled service worker needs to work to buy a 650 square foot apartment in selected cities worldwide in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058297/years-skilled-service-worker-buy-apartment-most-expensive-global-cities/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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