The housing problem, and more particularly that of rental, is transversal to all developed countries and in Europe it is increasingly worrying, particularly in countries big cities.
The increase in prices prevents many people from being able to opt for rentals adapted to their needs and people have to dedicate more and more more resources for income.
A graph shared by the German demographer based in Australia Simon Küstenmacher on his social network account X (formerly Twitter) he visibly shows this problem.
This is a bar graph, made using data from the Deutsche Bank Research Institute and the Council of Europe, which represents the percentage of take-home pay that should be spent on renting. a one bedroom apartment in the center of European cities in 2025.
The graph shows that in Madrid and Barcelona it is necessary to allocate up to 74% of the net salary to rent a house with the aforementioned characteristics in the urban center. The two cities share fifth place in the ranking of cities where rents are the most expensive.
The first place is close to us: it is Lisbonwhere people have to spend 116% of their salary renting a one-bedroom apartment. They follow the capital of Portugal Istanbul (102%), Moscow (78%) and London (75%).
Milan (72%), Rome (65%), Dublin (62%) and Athens (57%) complete the top 10 European cities where tenants have to make a greater effort to rent accommodation.
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