€255,000 is the asking price for a one bedroom apartment on the fifth floor of an old building, with no lift. It’s situated near the centre of the city, it comes with a very basic kitchen and would need painting and decorating.

If you’re not into DIY, €1,195,000 will get you an 86 square metre apartment in the Trocadero area and it has a balcony from which you can see the tip of the Eiffel Tower.

Fifth Avenue is situated in the centre of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The Avenue starts at Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village and runs in a northerly direction through the heart of Midtown along the eastern side of Central Park. It then becomes part of the boundary of the Upper East Side and ends at the Harlem River at 142nd. Street.

The Avenue has many spectacular and famous landmarks and is lined with luxury retail stores. It has some of the most expensive real estate in the United States.

A 800 square foot one bedroom condo can cost a million dollars upward, go get!

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Vancouver is a coastal city situated in British Columbia, Canada. The city has a high population density relative to other North American cities. Vancouver is characterized by high rise residential and commercial buildings. In Mercer Consultings annual “Quality of Life” survey, Vancouver was voted the 4th. best place in the world to live. Vancouver has the highest property prices in Canada and after Toronto it’s the most expensive city to live in.

Average House Prices in Canada, (September 2009) Canadian Dollars

Vancouver $611,000
Toronto $407,000
Calgary $395,000
Montreal $285,000
Halifax $234,000

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Sydney is the largest city in Australia and is the capital of New South Wales. It has a population of 4.5 million and  is also called the “Harbour City”. The city is built on hills surrounding the beautiful harbour and is famous for its bridge, opera house and fantastic sun drenched golden beaches. It also has many national parks, rivers, bays and inlets.

The average price of a house in Sydney city, is Aus.$600.000.

One of the best areas to live, is in the north area of the city, this is made up of 3 districts…

Lower North
This is situated nearest to the city centre, just across the bridge. The average price of a house here is a million Australian Bucks. Because of high house prices, most people here opt for apartment living.

Northern Beaches
House prices here average at Aus.$800.000, most of them are detatched. This district is home to lots of British and New Zealanders.

Upper North Shore
Aus.$600.000 is the average price here. The suburbs here are inland and around half are detatched. It’s a popular area for British and Asian immigrants.

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