The great global house price quiz: can you guess these property values?
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Version 0 of 1. How much would you pay for this six-bed house with a pool (and water slide) in Johannesburg’s affluent Northcliffe suburb? Extras include a trampoline and servants’ quarters. Apparently, “this is what dreams are made of.” In SW15, one of London’s most desirable postcodes, this “atmospheric” one-bed barge offers a “fantastically bohemian atmosphere” with views of Hammersmith Bridge. The annual mooring, maintenance and insurance fees come to £6,100 per year, so how much is the boat itself? This one-bed “stellar new boutique condominium” in Bushwick places you in a prime New York City location. Four of the nine local schools have received a “below average” rating, and no less than 18 shootings, assaults and burglaries have been reported in the past month within a mile of the apartment. Can you put a price on that? In Hanoi, Vietnam, this four-bed house reflects the luxurious urban living of … Venice? Designed with the class and beauty of Italy in mind, you’ll have your own little taste of Europe (in South East Asia, remember), in “one of the first urban areas in Vietnam that meets the international standard.” Swimming pool, balcony, private river included. You’ll need to fork out: This three-bed apartment is located in Copenhagen’s central Christianshavn neighbourhood, home to the Opera House, idyllic canals and a vibrant night scene. With wooden floors, two bathrooms and within spitting distance of one of the world’s best restaurants, this luxury can’t come cheap. Yours for a hefty sum of: If you prefer living life away from the real world, then this two-bed condo on the 27th floor of a Toronto skyscraper is for you. With views over the city’s construction sites, you’ll be high enough to watch the street life below disappear under a blanket of smog when the summer pollution hits. What’s on the price tag? Got six kids and six cars? Then this seven-bed home with its own mini car-park in Kampala is for you. Set in the leafy, up-market Kansanga neighbourhood, the mansion is within spitting distance of the central business district. All this for the sum of: This apartment in downtown Tokyo is perfectly suited to the hard-working salaryman who’s partial to a little inemuri in the office. With the bed, stove, sink, sofa and dining table all squeezed into a neat 36 sq metres, the flat is ideal for someone who doesn’t really get much sleep at all. Cost? Built at the turn of the century, this four-bed apartment in Kreuzberg – one of Berlin’s “poor but sexy” neighbourhoods – provides spectacular views of the city’s skyline. With stucco walls, wooden floors and exposed brick, this industrial-chic abode would rival any Hackney warehouse conversion. How much? Who says you can’t be close to nature in a city of 20 million? In Mumbai, four unbuilt towers in the heart of the city have been designed “on the principle of an urban retreat close to nature”, an interesting achievement for a 54-storey skyscraper. Nonetheless, a two-bed sea and slum-view apartment here could be yours for… |