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City stats: how rivals measure up

A round-up of data that impact rival cities’ housing markets

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City stats: Seattle versus Vancouver

Residents of the US city have more money in their pockets as the cost of living in the Canadian city soars

City stats: Sydney versus Melbourne

Australia’s two largest cities attract the majority of the country’s immigrants but once there, their experiences differ

City stats: Singapore versus Kuala Lumpur

Demographics and government exert different pressures on the housing markets of these near-neighbours

City stats: Oslo versus Helsinki

Residents in Norway’s capital are happier than those in Finland, despite paying more for their housing and beer

City stats: Tokyo versus Seoul

The capitals of Japan and South Korea are both facing the demographic challenge of an ageing population

City stats: Rome versus Barcelona

Tourists flock to both of these Mediterranean cities but they offer differences in terms of quality of life

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City stats: Frankfurt versus Paris

Although rivals square up on Europe’s banking landscape, the cities offer their residents very different experiences

City stats: Manchester versus Birmingham

Rivals that vie for UK’s ‘second city’ status both show growth but also differences in housing markets

City stats: New York versus Chicago

The housing markets of rival cities in the US reflect differences in population, crime and transport

City stats: Los Angeles versus San Francisco

The first of a series comparing the factors that impact the housing markets of rival cities looks at the US west coast