LONDON, UK: an 850-square-foot apartment in Bayswater, Earls Court, Hampstead Heath, Notting Hill, Marylebone, Regent’s Park, Pimlico, South Kensington and St John’s Wood. Toby Melville / Reuters
NEW YORK, USA: a one-bedroom apartment of up to 999 square feet in Manhattan. Roberto Machado Noa / LightRocket via Getty Images
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: a one-bedroom apartment of up to 999 square feet. Piriya Photography
PARIS, FRANCE: a chic two-bedroom apartment measuring about 1,000 square feet on the busy Rue Du Pont Aux Choux in Paris’ Third Arrondissement. Pascal Kiszon
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: a 1,200-square-foot apartment in Downtown Burj Dubai, Dubai Marina, Emirates Living, Discovery Gardens, Jumeirah Lake Towers, and The Palm, Jumeirah. Pawan Singh / The National
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: a two-bedroom apartment of up to 1,400 square feet in investment zones such a Raha Beach or Reem Island; or a three-bedroom apartment/villa in mainland locations measuring up to 4,500 square feet. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
DOHA, QATAR: a two-bedroom apartment in prime locations such as Pearl Quarter, West Bay or Diplomatic areas of up to 1,200 square feet. Karim Sahib / AFP
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE: a 1,200-square-foot apartment in Holland Road, River Valley Road, Orchard Road, and Tanglin Road. Rustam Azmi / Getty Images
WASHINGTON, USA: a two-bed apartment of up to 1,200 square feet in central DC. Allan Baxter
MOSCOW, RUSSIA: a three-bedroom apartment of up to 1,600 square feet. Vladimir Zakharov
BEIRUT, LEBANON: a 2,500 square-foot apartment in Gemmayze, Ain El Mreisseh, Ain El Tineh, Clemenceau, Hamra, Manara, Raouche, and Sanayeh, Centre Ville and the new marina (Solidere), Ramlet El Bayda, Verdun, and Saifi. Amer Ghazzal / Barcroft Media
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: a two-bedroom apartment in CBD, Paddington, Darling Point, Double Bay, Kirribilli, Rose Bay, Tamarama, Bellevue Hill, Point Piper, Potts Point, and Vaucluse. Jeff Greenberg / UIG via Getty Images
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: a three-bedroom apartment in the Vila Olimpia neighbourhood of up to 1,600 square feet. wsfurlan
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: a 3,000 square-foot house in Bakoven, Bantry Bay, Camps Bay, Clifton, Fresnaye, Green Point, Mouille Point, Hout Bay, Waterfront, and City Bowl. Education Images / UIG via Getty Images
Find out what kind of home you can get for US$40,000 per year in selected cities around the world. Sources including rentcafe.com, globalpropertyguide.com and local real estate brokers, using prices listed in 2016 and 2017.