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Cost of prime rent ($ per square metre per Cost of prime rent ($ per square metre per Cost of prime rent ($ per square metre perMadrid $453 London (Central) $1,496 year) for oíce space by city in selectedLondon (Central) year) for oíce space by city in selected $1,496 year) for oíce space by city in selected coun coun tries, 2Q 2018 tries, 2Q 2018 coun tries, 2Q 2018 Barcelona $344 Manchester $513 Manchester $513 DATASET: SPAIN DATASET: UNITED KINGDOM DATASET: UNITED KINGDOM LEGEND LEGEND LEGEND Malaga $485$169 Edinburgh $485 Edinburgh Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year) Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year) Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year) Zaragoza $158 Birmingham $470 Birmingham $470 There are huge potential cost bene�ts by locating o�ces in locations outside the primary hub, though the Valencia $152 Glasgow $463 Glasgow $463 differences vary by country. 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In Germany, on the other hand, the Palma de Mallorca $140 Bristol $463 Bristol $463 difference in the costs of o�ce space outside Berlin is far less pronounced. 0 100 200 300 400 500 0 250 500 750 1,000 1,250 1,500 0 250 500 750 1,000 1,250 1,500 Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year) Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year) Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year) Cost of prime rent ($ per square metre per London (Central) $1,496 year) for oíce space by city in selected coun Source: tries, 2Q 2018 Source: Source: Manchester $513 DATASET: UNITED KINGDOM LEGEND Edinburgh $485 Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year) Birmingham $470 Europe’s leading hubs have many advantages, but OFFICE SPACE COSTS BY CITY $463 they’re also far more expensive to build from Glasgow Difference in cost per square metre of Bristol $463 prime office space in Paris (Ile-de-Fance) 0 250 500 750 1,000 1,250 1,500 compared to in Marseille, the next most 2.7x expensive French city Prime Rent ($ per square metre per year) Source: & 78 In Partnership with www.thestateofeuropeantech.com
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