For average monthly rent prices, the published value for the Netherlands refers to The Hague rather than Amsterdam, so Amsterdam was not included in this rent-to-minimum-wage comparison.

Rent values come exclusively from Eurostat:  
[https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc\_colc\_rents/default/table?lang=en](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_colc_rents/default/table?lang=en)

For the flat and house categories used in the rent data, Eurostat covered selected neighbourhoods in each surveyed city. Methodology/source booklet:  
[https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/6939681/0/Booklet\_2026\_rents\_2025\_e\_Final.pdf/d2cd0065-f017-16a7-dfa2-7dad9d6fa84b?t=1766065004758](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/6939681/0/Booklet_2026_rents_2025_e_Final.pdf/d2cd0065-f017-16a7-dfa2-7dad9d6fa84b?t=1766065004758)

Gross monthly minimum wage values were adjusted to 12 monthly payments:  
[https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn\_mw\_cur/default/table?lang=en](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_mw_cur/default/table?lang=en)

Capitals excluded because their countries have no statutory national minimum wage:  
Copenhagen, Denmark; Helsinki, Finland; Rome, Italy; Stockholm, Sweden; Vienna, Austria.

Source: [citycostatlas.com](http://citycostatlas.com) / citycostatlas on Instagram

[OC] Average monthly rent for a 1-bedroom flat vs gross monthly minimum wage across EU capitals