The article examines how much a working couple has left each month after paying the rent on a three-bedroom city-centre flat, based on the Mapping the World’s Prices 2026 report by Deutsche Bank Research Institute covering 28 European cities. Disposable income after rent ranges from €253 in Lisbon to €9,140 in Zurich, with Swiss cities leading on high net salaries, while Geneva (€8,783) and Luxembourg (€5,890) also rank high. Lisbon and Milan are the hardest cities for couples, and Istanbul (€353) sits at the bottom of the European list after Lisbon. In 11 cities, including London, Dublin, Athens, Rome, Prague and Budapest, rent exceeds one net salary. Among 69 cities worldwide, Zurich and Geneva top the ranking, while Manila (-€882) and Bangkok (-€759) are at the bottom.
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