• 20. MADRID – Rent: $36.41 per sq ft/year; $391.92 per sq m/year. Juan Medina / Reuters
    20. MADRID – Rent: $36.41 per sq ft/year; $391.92 per sq m/year. Juan Medina / Reuters
  • 19. TAIPEI – Rent: $38.59 per sq ft/year; $415.39 per sq m/year. Tyrone Siu / Reuters
    19. TAIPEI – Rent: $38.59 per sq ft/year; $415.39 per sq m/year. Tyrone Siu / Reuters
  • 18. DUBAI – Rent: $43.55 per sq ft/year; $468.79 per sq m/year. Karum Sahib / AFP
    18. DUBAI – Rent: $43.55 per sq ft/year; $468.79 per sq m/year. Karum Sahib / AFP
  • 17. LOS ANGELES - Rent: $46.00 per sq ft/year; $495.14 per sq m/year. Mike Blake / Reuters
    17. LOS ANGELES - Rent: $46.00 per sq ft/year; $495.14 per sq m/year. Mike Blake / Reuters
  • 16. TORONTO – Rent: $49.74 per sq ft/year; $535.41 per sq m/year. Mark Blinch / The Canadian Press via AP
    16. TORONTO – Rent: $49.74 per sq ft/year; $535.41 per sq m/year. Mark Blinch / The Canadian Press via AP
  • 15. MELBOURNE – Rent: $50.89 per sq ft/year; $547.74 per sq m/year. David Gray / Reuters
    15. MELBOURNE – Rent: $50.89 per sq ft/year; $547.74 per sq m/year. David Gray / Reuters
  • 14. MUMBAI – Rent: $52.67 per sq ft/year; $566.98 per sq m/year. Danish Siddiqui Reuters
    14. MUMBAI – Rent: $52.67 per sq ft/year; $566.98 per sq m/year. Danish Siddiqui Reuters
  • 13. FRANKFURT – Rent: $52.85 per sq ft/year; $568.92 per sq m/year. Thomas Lohnes / Getty Images
    13. FRANKFURT – Rent: $52.85 per sq ft/year; $568.92 per sq m/year. Thomas Lohnes / Getty Images
  • 4. Paris. Robert Grahn / AFP
    4. Paris. Robert Grahn / AFP
  • 11. BEIJING – Rent: $59.84 per sq ft/year; $644.10 per sq m/year. Ren Zhaoheng
    11. BEIJING – Rent: $59.84 per sq ft/year; $644.10 per sq m/year. Ren Zhaoheng
  • 10. CHICAGO – Rent: $61.00 sq ft/year; $656.60 per sq m/year. Scott Olson / Getty Images / AFP
    10. CHICAGO – Rent: $61.00 sq ft/year; $656.60 per sq m/year. Scott Olson / Getty Images / AFP
  • 9. SINGAPORE – Rent: $63.64 per sq ft/year; $684.97 per sq m/year. Edgar Su / Reuters
    9. SINGAPORE – Rent: $63.64 per sq ft/year; $684.97 per sq m/year. Edgar Su / Reuters
  • 8. SHANGHAI – Rent: $67.81 per sq ft/year; $729.92 per sq m/year. Johannes Eisele / AFP
    8. SHANGHAI – Rent: $67.81 per sq ft/year; $729.92 per sq m/year. Johannes Eisele / AFP
  • 7. BOSTON – Rent: $77.00 per sq ft/year; $828.82 per sq m/year. Aaron M Sprecher via AP
    7. BOSTON – Rent: $77.00 per sq ft/year; $828.82 per sq m/year. Aaron M Sprecher via AP
  • 6. SYDNEY – Rent: $97.34 per sq ft/year; $1,047.78 per sq m/year. James D Morgan
    6. SYDNEY – Rent: $97.34 per sq ft/year; $1,047.78 per sq m/year. James D Morgan
  • 5. LONDON (CITY) - Rent: $104.56 per sq ft/year; $1,125.51 per sq m/year. Neil Hall / Reuters
    5. LONDON (CITY) - Rent: $104.56 per sq ft/year; $1,125.51 per sq m/year. Neil Hall / Reuters
  • 4. SAN FRANCISCO – Rent: $113.00 per sq ft/year; $1,216.32 per sq m/year. Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo
    4. SAN FRANCISCO – Rent: $113.00 per sq ft/year; $1,216.32 per sq m/year. Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo
  • 3. TOKYO – Rent: $134.39 per sq ft/year; $1,446.57 per sq m/year. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    3. TOKYO – Rent: $134.39 per sq ft/year; $1,446.57 per sq m/year. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • 1. New York. Saul Loeb / AFP
    1. New York. Saul Loeb / AFP
  • 1. HONG KONG – Rent: $302.67 per sq ft/year; $3,257.93 per sq m/year. Anthony Wallace / AFP
    1. HONG KONG – Rent: $302.67 per sq ft/year; $3,257.93 per sq m/year. Anthony Wallace / AFP

Prime office rents in major cities of the world, by Knight Frank – in pictures


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Prime office rents for upper floors in Hong Kong skyscrapers continue to be the highest, according to the latest report from Knight Frank. Find out the rental rates in other major cities of the world.