Mumbai: A survey has revealed that cities like Bangkok, Mumbai and Mexico City are facing acute affordability challenges and the housing rent consumes more than two-thirds of household income.

In the report titled 'Housing Affordability Review – 2025' report by German asset manager DWS, Bangkok tops and spends 79 percent of their income on paying rent, followed by Mumbai and Mexico City, where people spend 66 percent of their income on rent. Read Also Mumbai Tops India In Residential Sales, Office Market Witnesses 11% Year-On-Year Increase In Average...

Other cities in the top 10 least affordable include Hong Kong (61%), Johannesburg, Lisbon, Manila, New York (53%), Tel Aviv, and London (52%), the report states. The study covered 80 cities worldwide, and about 29 of them recorded rent

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