Here's how much space $1,500 a month in rent gets you around the world

Depending on where you live, what $1,500 in rent per month will get you looks very different.

For example, your money goes much further in Turkey than in NYC. "The size of an apartment in Istanbul equals the size of seven hypothetical Manhattan apartments you'd rent for $1,500 per month," reports listing service RENTCafé, which calculated how much space $1,500 gets you in major cities around the world.

Here are the details on 15 of the world's most expensive and popular cities, ranked in ascending order of price per square-foot.

Price per square-foot: $2.50
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 600

Price per square-foot: $2.76
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 543

Price per square-foot: $2.79
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 538

Price per square-foot: $2.79
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 537

Price per square-foot: $2.83
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 530

Price per square-foot: $3.34
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 449

Price per square-foot: $3.58
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 419

Price per square-foot: $4.18
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 359

Price per square-foot: $4.40
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 341

Price per square-foot: $4.67
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 321

Price per square-foot: $4.67
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 321

Price per square-foot: $4.75
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 316

Price per square-foot: $4.78
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 314

Price per square-foot: $4.98
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 301

Price per square-foot: $5.42
How much space you can rent for $1,500 per month: 277

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