FT Series City stats: how rivals measure up A round-up of data that impact rival cities’ housing markets © Getty City stats: Istanbul versus AthensThe two ancient cities are facing very different futures as population and house prices between each diverge City stats: Johannesburg versus Cape TownThe two largest South African cities diverge on their house price growth and the wealth of residents City stats: Stockholm versus CopenhagenThe Scandinavian neighbours are in tandem on economic growth but have diverged on property prices City stats: Dublin versus ReykjavikThe Irish and Icelandic capitals have spent the past decade recovering from economic crisis — how have they fared? City stats: New Orleans versus AtlantaHurricane Katrina’s devastation of the Louisiana city widened the gap with its rival in the American South City stats: Detroit versus TorontoUS city’s housing market reflects its relative reliance on manufacturing compared with its Canadian neighbour More from this Series City stats: Prague versus WarsawCzech capital’s property market has risen faster than its Polish rival despite comparable low population growth City stats: Boston versus PhiladelphiaBoth east coast cities played a part in US independence but they have diverged on wealth and demographics City stats: Berlin versus BrusselsThe German capital is three times the size of its Belgian counterpart but lacks the latter’s international population City stats: Memphis versus NashvilleWhile both Tennessee cities are musical hotbeds, their economies — and housing markets — show sharp contrasts City stats: Edinburgh versus GlasgowThe Scottish capital has more money but its rival can claim it has youth on its side City stats: Austin versus DallasBoth Texan cities are growing but while Austin is a cultural hub, Dallas still relies on oil City stats: Beijing versus ShanghaiThe economies of both Chinese cities have been growing but the state still dominates business in the capital City stats: Milan versus MadridSouthern Europe’s two main financial centres were both hit by the 2008 crash but prices in Madrid have raced ahead since City stats: Abu Dhabi versus DubaiDespite being neighbours, each emirate has a different reliance on oil and tourism but the property markets are in step City stats: Vienna versus BudapestThe two main cities of the old Austro-Hungarian empire have enjoyed a contrast in fortunes in recent years City stats: Seattle versus VancouverResidents of the US city have more money in their pockets as the cost of living in the Canadian city soars City stats: Sydney versus MelbourneAustralia’s two largest cities attract the majority of the country’s immigrants but once there, their experiences differ City stats: Singapore versus Kuala LumpurDemographics and government exert different pressures on the housing markets of these near-neighbours City stats: Oslo versus HelsinkiResidents in Norway’s capital are happier than those in Finland, despite paying more for their housing and beer City stats: Tokyo versus SeoulThe capitals of Japan and South Korea are both facing the demographic challenge of an ageing population City stats: Rome versus BarcelonaTourists flock to both of these Mediterranean cities but they offer differences in terms of quality of life City stats: Frankfurt versus ParisAlthough rivals square up on Europe’s banking landscape, the cities offer their residents very different experiences City stats: Manchester versus BirminghamRivals that vie for UK’s ‘second city’ status both show growth but also differences in housing markets City stats: New York versus ChicagoThe housing markets of rival cities in the US reflect differences in population, crime and transport City stats: Los Angeles versus San FranciscoThe first of a series comparing the factors that impact the housing markets of rival cities looks at the US west coast
