FT SeriesCity stats: how rivals measure upA round-up of data that impact rival cities’ housing markets© GettyCity stats: Istanbul versus AthensThe two ancient cities are facing very different futures as population and house prices between each divergeCity stats: Johannesburg versus Cape TownThe two largest South African cities diverge on their house price growth and the wealth of residentsCity stats: Stockholm versus CopenhagenThe Scandinavian neighbours are in tandem on economic growth but have diverged on property pricesCity 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 SouthCity stats: Detroit versus TorontoUS city’s housing market reflects its relative reliance on manufacturing compared with its Canadian neighbourMore from this SeriesCity stats: Prague versus WarsawCzech capital’s property market has risen faster than its Polish rival despite comparable low population growthCity stats: Boston versus PhiladelphiaBoth east coast cities played a part in US independence but they have diverged on wealth and demographicsCity stats: Berlin versus BrusselsThe German capital is three times the size of its Belgian counterpart but lacks the latter’s international populationCity stats: Memphis versus NashvilleWhile both Tennessee cities are musical hotbeds, their economies — and housing markets — show sharp contrastsCity stats: Edinburgh versus GlasgowThe Scottish capital has more money but its rival can claim it has youth on its sideCity stats: Austin versus DallasBoth Texan cities are growing but while Austin is a cultural hub, Dallas still relies on oilCity stats: Beijing versus ShanghaiThe economies of both Chinese cities have been growing but the state still dominates business in the capitalCity stats: Milan versus MadridSouthern Europe’s two main financial centres were both hit by the 2008 crash but prices in Madrid have raced ahead sinceCity stats: Abu Dhabi versus DubaiDespite being neighbours, each emirate has a different reliance on oil and tourism but the property markets are in stepCity stats: Vienna versus BudapestThe two main cities of the old Austro-Hungarian empire have enjoyed a contrast in fortunes in recent yearsCity stats: Seattle versus VancouverResidents of the US city have more money in their pockets as the cost of living in the Canadian city soarsCity stats: Sydney versus MelbourneAustralia’s two largest cities attract the majority of the country’s immigrants but once there, their experiences differCity stats: Singapore versus Kuala LumpurDemographics and government exert different pressures on the housing markets of these near-neighboursCity stats: Oslo versus HelsinkiResidents in Norway’s capital are happier than those in Finland, despite paying more for their housing and beerCity stats: Tokyo versus SeoulThe capitals of Japan and South Korea are both facing the demographic challenge of an ageing populationCity stats: Rome versus BarcelonaTourists flock to both of these Mediterranean cities but they offer differences in terms of quality of lifeCity stats: Frankfurt versus ParisAlthough rivals square up on Europe’s banking landscape, the cities offer their residents very different experiencesCity stats: Manchester versus BirminghamRivals that vie for UK’s ‘second city’ status both show growth but also differences in housing marketsCity stats: New York versus ChicagoThe housing markets of rival cities in the US reflect differences in population, crime and transportCity 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
