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21 European Cities Where You Can Buy a Mansion for the Price of an NYC Studio



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New York City real estate is notoriously expensive, so much so that you can buy a sprawling mansion in many European cities for the same price as an NYC studio.
In Manhattan, $750,000 will get you a 500-square-foot apartment based on the current median listing price of around $1,500 per square foot. But that same amount will get you 5,000 square feet or more if you are willing to move abroad.
Using My Dolce Casa real estate data, here’s a look at the Mediterranean European cities where you can buy a mansion for the same price as a New York studio.
Molise, Italy
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 8,333
Calabria, Italy
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 8,242
Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 7,813
Extremadura, Spain
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 7,426
Sicily, Italy
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 7,212
Umbria, Italy
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 6,944
Basilicata, Italy
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 6,356
Abruzzo, Italy
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 6,303
Castilla y León, Spain
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 6,148
Puglia, Italy
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,952
Murcia, Spain
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,906
Thessaly, Greece
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,859
Piedmont, Italy
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,769
Thrace, Greece
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,556
Pictured: Macedonia, Greece
Central, Greece
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,474
La Rioja, Spain
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,474
Asturias, Spain
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,245
Galicia, Spain
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,245
Aragón, Spain
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,102
Centro, Portugal
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,068
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
- Median square feet you can get for $750K: 5,068
Data is sourced from My Dolce Casa and is accurate as of Aug. 23, 2024.
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