anArchitecture blog calculated how much surface area one gets for every 50,000 Euros (about USD $73,400) in various cities in the world.
For your convenience, here are the conversion:
m2 | Sq. foot | |
| New York | 4.1 | 44.1 |
| Tokyo | 6.7 | 72.1 |
| Sydney | 8.9 | 95.8 |
| Shanghai | 21.5 | 231.4 |
| Berlin | 22.6 | 243.3 |
| Beijing | 30.4 | 327.2 |
| Dubai | 59.8 | 643.7 |
In New York, the most expensive city, this translates to about $1664 per square foot or $11.6 per square inch!
Link | Source: Trend 10/2007 (Austrian business magazine)
Google tells me it's 2500€/m2 there, or 20m2 for 50000€.
My wife and daughters are adverse to being kept on a leash.