Europe, ranked

Where to buy property in Europe: the cheapest and most expensive cities per square meter (2026)

Short answer. Across 214 cities in 35 European countries, the most expensive place per square meter is Zurich (Switzerland) at about 21,269 EUR, and the most affordable is Narva (Estonia) at about 545 EUR. Over the past year prices rose fastest in Bucharest (Romania, about +24%) and fell most in Dubrovnik (Croatia, about -11%).

Updated 2026-06-09214 cities, 35 countriesOfficial sources named

Most expensive per square meter

#	City	Country	EUR/sqm
1	Zurich	Switzerland	21,269
2	Geneva	Switzerland	18,662
3	Lausanne	Switzerland	15,130
4	Basel	Switzerland	12,404
5	Luxembourg City	Luxembourg	12,100
6	Copenhagen	Denmark	11,120
7	Paris	France	9,827
8	Lugano	Switzerland	9,663
9	Oslo	Norway	9,090
10	Stockholm	Sweden	8,477
11	Bern	Switzerland	8,465
12	Amsterdam	Netherlands	8,439

Most affordable per square meter

#	City	Country	EUR/sqm
1	Narva	Estonia	about 545
2	Essaouira	Morocco	about 662
3	Agadir	Morocco	about 747
4	Tangier	Morocco	about 756
5	Marrakech	Morocco	about 836
6	Antalya	Turkey	about 990
7	Viljandi	Estonia	about 1,055
8	Alanya	Turkey	about 1,073
9	Izmir	Turkey	about 1,140
10	Istanbul	Turkey	about 1,150
11	Rabat	Morocco	about 1,167
12	Burgas	Bulgaria	1,240

Rising fastest over the past year

#	City	Country	Change, 12 months	EUR/sqm
1	Bucharest	Romania	+24%	2,541
2	Presov	Slovakia	+23.2%	2,288
3	Celje	Slovenia	+22%	2,660
4	Rhodes	Greece	+22%	2,421
5	Varna	Bulgaria	+21%	1,900
6	Budapest	Hungary	+20%	about 4,197
7	Skiathos	Greece	+20%	3,637
8	Crete (Chania)	Greece	+20%	3,383
9	Tenerife (Santa Cruz)	Spain	+20%	2,552
10	Bled	Slovenia	+19%	about 4,530
11	Szeged	Hungary	+18.5%	about 3,042
12	Lefkada	Greece	+18%	3,807

Cooling or falling fastest

#	City	Country	Change, 12 months	EUR/sqm
1	Dubrovnik	Croatia	-11%	5,104
2	Tartu	Estonia	-6.8%	2,443
3	Espoo	Finland	-6.6%	3,694
4	Bern	Switzerland	-6.0%	8,465
5	Ettelbruck	Luxembourg	-5.6%	6,082
6	Helsinki	Finland	-4.5%	4,823
7	Vantaa	Finland	-3.8%	2,598
8	Wroclaw	Poland	-2.96%	3,343
9	London	United Kingdom	-2.7%	8,106
10	Bristol	United Kingdom	-2.6%	4,400

Full ranking: every city we track, most to least expensive

#	City	Country	Price (EUR/sqm)	Basis	Change, 12 months	Trend
1	Zurich	Switzerland	21,269	Asking	+3.3%	Stable
2	Geneva	Switzerland	18,662	Asking	+0.3%	Stable
3	Lausanne	Switzerland	15,130	Asking	+4.6%	Stable
4	Basel	Switzerland	12,404	Asking	+4.6%	Stable
5	Luxembourg City	Luxembourg	12,100	Asking	-1%	Stable
6	Copenhagen	Denmark	11,120	Asking	+17.4%	Rising
7	Paris	France	9,827	Asking	-1.4%	Stable
8	Lugano	Switzerland	9,663	Asking	-1.1%	Stable
9	Oslo	Norway	9,090	Selling	+0.9%	Stable
10	Stockholm	Sweden	8,477	Selling	+5.8%	Rising
11	Bern	Switzerland	8,465	Asking	-6.0%	Cooling
12	Amsterdam	Netherlands	8,439	Selling	+1.0%	Stable
13	Munich	Germany	8,266	Asking	n/a	Stable
14	London	United Kingdom	8,106	Selling	-2.7%	Cooling
15	Innsbruck	Austria	about 7,700	Asking	n/a	Stable
16	Mykonos	Greece	7,574	Asking	+5%	Rising
17	Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	7,556	Asking	+5.4%	Rising
18	Dublin	Ireland	7,452	Asking	+5.7%	Rising
19	Dudelange	Luxembourg	6,644	Asking	n/a	Stable
20	Differdange	Luxembourg	6,483	Asking	-0.5%	Stable
21	Prague	Czechia	6,378	Asking	+8.2%	Rising
22	Tromso	Norway	6,210	Selling	+10.7%	Rising
23	Cannes	France	6,142	Asking	n/a	Stable
24	Bergen	Norway	6,120	Selling	+10.8%	Rising
25	Ettelbruck	Luxembourg	6,082	Asking	-5.6%	Cooling
26	Lisbon	Portugal	5,995	Asking	+4.8%	Rising
27	Madrid	Spain	5,984	Asking	+7.4%	Rising
28	Vienna	Austria	about 5,800	Asking	+2.7%	Stable
29	Split	Croatia	about 4,800 to 6,300	Asking	+12%	Rising
30	Salzburg	Austria	about 5,500	Asking	+2.5%	Stable
31	Utrecht	Netherlands	5,400	Selling	+7%	Rising
32	Galway	Ireland	5,367	Asking	+7%	Rising
33	Roskilde	Denmark	5,334	Asking	n/a	Stable
34	Hamburg	Germany	5,283	Asking	+1.8%	Stable
35	Barcelona	Spain	5,243	Asking	+7.1%	Rising
36	Kopavogur	Iceland	5,223	Selling	n/a	Stable
37	Trondheim	Norway	5,205	Selling	+1.6%	Stable
38	Frankfurt	Germany	about 5,200	Asking	n/a	Stable
39	Milan	Italy	5,184	Asking	+3.1%	Stable
40	Aarhus	Denmark	5,176	Asking	n/a	Stable
41	Palma de Mallorca	Spain	5,152	Asking	+9.8%	Rising
42	Nice	France	5,139	Asking	+2.5%	Stable
43	Dubrovnik	Croatia	5,104	Asking	-11%	Cooling
44	Brno	Czechia	5,096	Asking	+9.1%	Rising
45	Stavanger	Norway	5,085	Selling	+10.5%	Rising
46	Ljubljana	Slovenia	5,050	Selling	+10%	Rising
47	Paros	Greece	4,966	Asking	+9%	Rising
48	The Hague	Netherlands	4,946	Selling	+8.9%	Rising
49	Berlin	Germany	4,884	Asking	+5.2%	Rising
50	Venice	Italy	4,877	Asking	+6.7%	Rising
51	Eindhoven	Netherlands	4,858	Selling	+3.7%	Stable
52	Gothenburg	Sweden	4,830	Selling	+3.2%	Stable
53	Opatija	Croatia	3,776 to 5,876	Asking	+5.4%	Rising
54	Helsinki	Finland	4,823	Selling	-4.5%	Cooling
55	Santorini	Greece	4,810	Asking	-2%	Stable
56	Koper	Slovenia	4,810	Selling	+11%	Rising
57	Rovinj (Istria)	Croatia	4,806	Asking	n/a	Rising
58	Sliema	Malta	about 4,800	Asking	+7%	Rising
59	Cascais	Portugal	4,800	Asking	n/a	Stable
60	Valletta	Malta	about 4,738	Asking	n/a	Stable
61	Lyon	France	4,702	Asking	+0.8%	Stable
62	Florence	Italy	4,531	Asking	+5.5%	Rising
63	Bled	Slovenia	about 4,530	Selling	+19%	Rising
64	St Julian's	Malta	about 4,500	Asking	+7%	Rising
65	Rotterdam	Netherlands	4,482	Selling	+5.3%	Rising
66	Bordeaux	France	4,462	Asking	-1.1%	Stable
67	Hvar	Croatia	4,438	Asking	+4.7%	Stable
68	Klagenfurt	Austria	about 4,400	Asking	n/a	Stable
69	Bristol	United Kingdom	4,400	Selling	-2.6%	Stable
70	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	4,358	Selling	+4%	Stable
71	Cologne	Germany	4,340	Asking	+4.3%	Stable
72	Reykjavik	Iceland	4,304	Selling	+5.3%	Rising
73	Warsaw	Poland	4,304	Asking	+4.88%	Stable
74	Cavtat	Croatia	4,280	Asking	n/a	Stable
75	Cork	Ireland	4,270	Asking	+7.4%	Rising
76	Makarska	Croatia	4,265	Asking	+9.6%	Rising
77	Gdansk	Poland	4,238	Asking	+7.03%	Rising
78	Graz	Austria	about 4,228	Asking	+2.86%	Stable
79	Siofok (Lake Balaton)	Hungary	about 4,225	Asking	+9%	Rising
80	Drammen	Norway	4,200	Selling	+1.1%	Stable
81	Budapest	Hungary	about 4,197	Asking	+20%	Rising
82	Porec	Croatia	4,090	Asking	n/a	Stable
83	Lund	Sweden	4,083	Selling	-2.5%	Stable
84	Tivat	Montenegro	about 4,000	Asking	n/a	Rising
85	Leuven	Belgium	3,983	Asking	+5.2%	Rising
86	Krakow	Poland	3,955	Asking	+1.95%	Stable
87	Umag	Croatia	3,930	Asking	n/a	Stable
88	Crikvenica	Croatia	3,706 to 4,134	Asking	+8.3%	Rising
89	Zadar	Croatia	3,559 to 4,245	Asking	+10.4%	Rising
90	Porto	Portugal	3,885	Asking	+4.8%	Rising
91	Groningen	Netherlands	3,867	Selling	+10.9%	Rising
92	Funchal	Portugal	3,861	Asking	+9.0%	Rising
93	Albufeira (Algarve)	Portugal	3,853	Asking	+9.7%	Rising
94	Linz	Austria	about 3,834	Asking	+0.77%	Stable
95	Plzen	Czechia	3,812	Asking	+10.1%	Rising
96	Naxos	Greece	3,812	Asking	+2%	Stable
97	Lefkada	Greece	3,807	Asking	+18%	Rising
98	Rijeka	Croatia	3,224 to 4,282	Asking	+10.2%	Rising
99	Odense	Denmark	3,735	Asking	+6.8%	Rising
100	Uppsala	Sweden	3,732	Selling	+2.0%	Stable
101	Malaga (Costa del Sol)	Spain	3,722	Asking	+10.1%	Rising
102	Bratislava	Slovakia	3,718	Asking	+13.2%	Rising
103	Marseille	France	3,716	Asking	+0.5%	Stable
104	Budva	Montenegro	about 3,700	Asking	n/a	Rising
105	Espoo	Finland	3,694	Selling	-6.6%	Cooling
106	Kranj	Slovenia	3,640	Selling	+14%	Rising
107	Skiathos	Greece	3,637	Asking	+20%	Rising
108	Manchester	United Kingdom	3,590	Selling	+0%	Stable
109	Birmingham	United Kingdom	3,590	Selling	+3.3%	Stable
110	Leeds	United Kingdom	3,590	Selling	+3.3%	Stable
111	Trogir	Croatia	3,582	Asking	+3.1%	Stable
112	Pula	Croatia	3,228 to 3,847	Asking	+5.8%	Rising
113	Sibenik	Croatia	3,510	Asking	+3.3%	Stable
114	Kotor	Montenegro	about 3,500	Asking	n/a	Rising
115	Ghent	Belgium	3,470	Asking	+5.2%	Rising
116	Brussels	Belgium	about 3,460	Asking	+2.9%	Stable
117	Waterford	Ireland	3,450	Asking	+7.2%	Rising
118	Cluj-Napoca	Romania	3,400	Asking	+7%	Rising
119	Crete (Chania)	Greece	3,383	Asking	+20%	Rising
120	Malmo	Sweden	3,366	Selling	+2.1%	Stable
121	Wroclaw	Poland	3,343	Asking	-2.96%	Stable
122	Rome	Italy	3,306	Asking	+7%	Rising
123	Liberec	Czechia	3,303	Asking	+2.7%	Stable
124	Milos	Greece	2,500 to 4,000	Asking	n/a	Stable
125	Herceg Novi	Montenegro	about 3,228	Asking	n/a	Rising
126	Aalborg	Denmark	3,214	Asking	n/a	Stable
127	Limassol	Cyprus	about 3,200	Asking	+7%	Rising
128	Athens	Greece	about 3,200	Asking	+8%	Rising
129	Limerick	Ireland	about 3,200	Asking	+7.8%	Rising
130	Poznan	Poland	3,116	Asking	+2.93%	Stable
131	Mellieha	Malta	2,500 to 3,700	Asking	n/a	Stable
132	Tallinn	Estonia	3,051	Selling	+0.5%	Stable
133	Szeged	Hungary	about 3,042	Asking	+18.5%	Rising
134	Vilnius	Lithuania	3,019	Selling	+11.1%	Rising
135	Kilkenny	Ireland	about 3,000	Asking	+9.5%	Rising
136	Bruges	Belgium	2,991	Asking	+5.2%	Rising
137	Belgrade	Serbia	2,990	Asking	+9.4%	Rising
138	Dresden	Germany	2,971	Asking	+4.0%	Stable
139	Kosice	Slovakia	2,968	Asking	n/a	Rising
140	Glasgow	United Kingdom	2,953	Selling	+5.2%	Rising
141	Como (Lake Como)	Italy	2,944	Asking	+17%	Rising
142	Karlovy Vary	Czechia	2,938	Asking	+1.0%	Stable
143	Antwerp	Belgium	2,934	Asking	+5.2%	Rising
144	Tampere	Finland	2,924	Selling	-1.2%	Stable
145	Paphos	Cyprus	about 2,900	Asking	+8.9%	Rising
146	Zakynthos	Greece	2,889	Asking	+10%	Rising
147	Gyor	Hungary	about 2,887	Asking	+10.5%	Rising
148	Ostrava	Czechia	2,885	Asking	+10.1%	Rising
149	Esbjerg	Denmark	2,861	Asking	+13.6%	Rising
150	Akureyri	Iceland	2,855	Selling	n/a	Stable
151	Naples	Italy	2,830	Asking	-2.6%	Stable
152	Debrecen	Hungary	about 2,811	Asking	+7.3%	Rising
153	Riga	Latvia	2,791	Asking	n/a	Stable
154	Liverpool	United Kingdom	2,779	Selling	+9.1%	Rising
155	Podgorica	Montenegro	about 2,766	Asking	+10%	Rising
156	Brasov	Romania	2,723	Asking	+9%	Rising
157	Turku	Finland	2,700	Selling	+3.4%	Stable
158	Bar	Montenegro	about 2,700	Asking	n/a	Rising
159	Pecs	Hungary	about 2,693	Asking	+16%	Rising
160	Maribor	Slovenia	2,670	Selling	+14%	Rising
161	Celje	Slovenia	2,660	Selling	+22%	Rising
162	Lodz	Poland	2,637	Asking	+1.75%	Stable
163	Corfu	Greece	2,619	Asking	+11%	Rising
164	Vantaa	Finland	2,598	Selling	-3.8%	Cooling
165	Tenerife (Santa Cruz)	Spain	2,552	Asking	+20%	Rising
166	Alicante (Costa Blanca)	Spain	2,549	Asking	+9.2%	Rising
167	Bucharest	Romania	2,541	Asking	+24%	Rising
168	Kefalonia	Greece	2,536	Asking	+4%	Stable
169	Novi Sad	Serbia	2,519	Asking	n/a	Rising
170	Helsingborg	Sweden	2,488	Selling	+0.6%	Stable
171	Zilina	Slovakia	2,475	Asking	+10.8%	Rising
172	Liege	Belgium	about 2,450	Asking	+8.3%	Rising
173	Gozo (Victoria)	Malta	2,100 to 2,800	Asking	n/a	Stable
174	Tartu	Estonia	2,443	Selling	-6.8%	Cooling
175	Rhodes	Greece	2,421	Asking	+22%	Rising
176	Thessaloniki	Greece	about 2,400	Asking	+12%	Rising
177	Bodrum	Turkey	about 2,372	Asking	n/a	Stable
178	Banska Bystrica	Slovakia	2,337	Asking	+7.4%	Rising
179	Parnu	Estonia	2,331	Selling	+13.7%	Rising
180	Jurmala	Latvia	about 2,300	Asking	n/a	Stable
181	Presov	Slovakia	2,288	Asking	+23.2%	Rising
182	Larnaca	Cyprus	about 2,250	Asking	+7.3%	Rising
183	Nitra	Slovakia	2,210	Asking	+8.8%	Rising
184	Nicosia	Cyprus	about 2,200	Asking	-0.5%	Stable
185	Timisoara	Romania	2,189	Asking	+12%	Rising
186	Oulu	Finland	2,166	Selling	+3.9%	Stable
187	Kaunas	Lithuania	2,161	Selling	+15.8%	Rising
188	Braga	Portugal	2,149	Asking	+8.8%	Rising
189	Zlatibor	Serbia	about 2,119	Asking	n/a	Stable
190	Constanta	Romania	2,096	Asking	+4%	Stable
191	Iasi	Romania	2,042	Asking	+15%	Rising
192	Famagusta (Ayia Napa)	Cyprus	about 2,000	Asking	-0.3%	Stable
193	Klaipeda	Lithuania	1,950	Selling	+10.6%	Rising
194	Kos	Greece	1,926	Asking	n/a	Stable
195	Varna	Bulgaria	1,900	Asking	+21%	Rising
196	Nis	Serbia	1,669	Asking	n/a	Rising
197	Kragujevac	Serbia	1,521	Asking	n/a	Stable
198	Siauliai	Lithuania	1,352	Selling	+13.3%	Rising
199	Liepaja	Latvia	1,350	Asking	n/a	Stable
200	Subotica	Serbia	1,307	Asking	n/a	Stable
201	Panevezys	Lithuania	1,302	Selling	+11.5%	Rising
202	Fethiye	Turkey	about 1,300	Asking	n/a	Stable
203	Burgas	Bulgaria	1,240	Asking	+14%	Rising
204	Rabat	Morocco	about 1,167	Asking	n/a	Stable
205	Istanbul	Turkey	about 1,150	Asking	n/a	Stable
206	Izmir	Turkey	about 1,140	Asking	n/a	Stable
207	Alanya	Turkey	about 1,073	Asking	n/a	Stable
208	Viljandi	Estonia	about 1,055	Selling	n/a	Stable
209	Antalya	Turkey	about 990	Asking	n/a	Stable
210	Marrakech	Morocco	about 836	Asking	n/a	Stable
211	Tangier	Morocco	about 756	Asking	n/a	Stable
212	Agadir	Morocco	about 747	Asking	n/a	Stable
213	Essaouira	Morocco	about 662	Asking	n/a	Stable
214	Narva	Estonia	about 545	Selling	n/a	Stable

Each figure comes from the named source on that country page. Click any city for its data and sources.

How to read this

Every number here is a real, dated figure taken from each country's named source (official statistics offices, central banks, and the main national property portals). They are city or area averages for apartments, not individual listings. Prices are sold (transaction) figures in Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom and asking prices elsewhere, as labelled in the "Basis" column. Because each country measures a little differently, treat cross-border comparisons as a strong guide rather than a perfect like-for-like. Open any city for the exact source and date.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest city to buy property in Europe per square meter?

Among the cities we track, Narva in Estonia is the most affordable at about 545 EUR per square meter.

Where is property most expensive in Europe per square meter?

Zurich in Switzerland tops the list at about 21,269 EUR per square meter, ahead of the other major capitals and resort spots.

Where are house prices rising fastest in Europe in 2026?

Bucharest in Romania shows the strongest 12 month rise in our data, about 24 percent, with several central and eastern European cities also climbing fast.

Where are property prices falling in Europe?

Dubrovnik in Croatia shows the largest 12 month fall in our data, about 11 percent. Parts of Finland and a few other markets are also cooling.