Where could $500,000 take you?
Explore homes within your budget, starting with the most space.
94 cities within budget
Prices & exchange rates: 2026-10-15For each city, we select the highest-priced home within your budget, then sort by floor space.
Home illustration🇻🇳 VietnamDa Nang
Three-story street-front row house (nha pho)
3,014 sq ft (280 m²)$373,700$126,300 left over
Home illustration🇳🇬 NigeriaLagos
Four-bedroom terrace duplex (two-story townhouse)
2,691 sq ft (250 m²)$128,200$371,800 left over
Home illustration🇲🇾 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
Two-story terrace house (row house)
2,045 sq ft (190 m²)$348,200$151,800 left over
Home illustration🇿🇦 South AfricaCape Town
Single-story family house with a garden
1,981 sq ft (184 m²)$274,200$225,800 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesHouston, Texas
1990 single-story brick house
1,959 sq ft (182 m²)$462,400$37,590 left over
Home illustration🇲🇽 MexicoTulum
Two-story house in a gated community
1,938 sq ft (180 m²)$446,900$53,060 left over
Home illustration🇹🇭 ThailandBangkok
Two-story house in a gated development
1,819 sq ft (169 m²)$266,500$233,500 left over
Home illustration🇰🇭 CambodiaPhnom Penh
Three-story corner row house with a front yard
1,808 sq ft (168 m²)$177,900$322,200 left over
Home illustration🇹🇭 ThailandChiang Mai
Two-story house in a gated development
1,798 sq ft (167 m²)$190,400$309,600 left over
Home illustration🇲🇾 MalaysiaPenang
Two-story terrace house (row house)
1,690 sq ft (157 m²)$289,300$210,700 left over
Home illustration🇲🇽 MexicoCancún
New two-story townhouse in a gated development
1,647 sq ft (153 m²)$315,900$184,100 left over
Home illustration🇹🇭 ThailandPhuket
Two-story house in a gated development
1,647 sq ft (153 m²)$266,100$233,900 left over
Home illustration🇰🇪 KenyaNairobi
Single-story house in a gated community
1,615 sq ft (150 m²)$115,200$384,800 left over
Home illustration🇻🇳 VietnamNha Trang
Three-story alley house (three bedrooms)
1,615 sq ft (150 m²)$247,300$252,700 left over
Home illustration🇲🇾 MalaysiaJohor Bahru
Two-story terrace house (row house)
1,604 sq ft (149 m²)$250,900$249,100 left over
Home illustration🇲🇺 MauritiusMauritius
Three-bedroom, single-story house with a big yard
1,593 sq ft (148 m²)$325,700$174,300 left over
Home illustration🇮🇹 ItalySicily
Two-story country house on a large plot
1,507 sq ft (140 m²)$206,800$293,200 left over
Home illustration🇻🇳 VietnamHo Chi Minh City
Three-story tube house down an alley
1,507 sq ft (140 m²)$235,800$264,200 left over
Home illustration🇮🇩 IndonesiaJakarta
New two-story house in a housing complex
1,356 sq ft (126 m²)$158,900$341,100 left over
Home illustration🇵🇭 PhilippinesMetro Manila
Three-story townhouse
1,313 sq ft (122 m²)$226,100$273,900 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesDetroit
1938 three-bedroom brick bungalow
1,238 sq ft (115 m²)$163,600$336,400 left over
Home illustration🇪🇬 EgyptCairo
Three-bedroom apartment
1,227 sq ft (114 m²)$168,800$331,200 left over
Home illustration🇵🇦 PanamaPanama City
Three-bedroom in a large condo complex
1,227 sq ft (114 m²)$324,400$175,600 left over
Home illustration🇯🇵 JapanRural Nagano
Renovated 1990s two-story house (four bedrooms)
1,221 sq ft (113 m²)$220,200$279,800 left over
Home illustration🇹🇷 TurkeyIstanbul
Three-bedroom apartment
1,206 sq ft (112 m²)$244,300$255,700 left over
Home illustration🇬🇷 GreeceAthens
1970 three-bedroom apartment
1,184 sq ft (110 m²)$445,400$54,580 left over
Home illustration🇯🇵 JapanSapporo
Two-story wood-frame house with a storage room
1,176 sq ft (109 m²)$303,800$196,200 left over
Home illustration🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaRiyadh
Two-bedroom apartment
1,109 sq ft (103 m²)$322,500$177,500 left over
Home illustration🇬🇪 GeorgiaTbilisi
Three-bedroom apartment with two bathrooms
1,098 sq ft (102 m²)$199,000$301,000 left over
Home illustration🇮🇩 IndonesiaBali
Three-bedroom, two-story house in a small complex
1,076 sq ft (100 m²)$173,200$326,800 left over
Home illustration🇧🇷 BrazilRio de Janeiro
Three-bedroom family apartment
1,066 sq ft (99 m²)$197,800$302,200 left over
Home illustration🇧🇷 BrazilSão Paulo
Three-bedroom in a complex with a pool
1,055 sq ft (98 m²)$248,600$251,400 left over
Home illustration🇲🇦 MoroccoMarrakech
Three-bedroom apartment with a terrace
1,012 sq ft (94 m²)$246,000$254,000 left over
Home illustration🇲🇽 MexicoMexico City
Three-bedroom in a 2021 elevator building
980 sq ft (91 m²)$369,900$130,100 left over
Home illustration🇵🇪 PeruLima
Three-bedroom apartment with a maid's room
980 sq ft (91 m²)$224,100$275,900 left over
Home illustration🇶🇦 QatarDoha
One-bedroom apartment
969 sq ft (90 m²)$379,200$120,800 left over
Home illustration🇲🇳 MongoliaUlaanbaatar
Three-bedroom in a 16-story complex
954 sq ft (89 m²)$163,800$336,200 left over
Home illustration🇦🇷 ArgentinaBuenos Aires
1980s three-bedroom apartment
947 sq ft (88 m²)$327,200$172,800 left over
Home illustration🇨🇦 CanadaMontreal
Ground-floor condo in a 1920 triplex
915 sq ft (85 m²)$449,000$51,000 left over
Home illustration🇨🇱 ChileSantiago
Single-story house with a yard
915 sq ft (85 m²)$304,300$195,700 left over
Home illustration🇨🇴 ColombiaMedellín
Three-bedroom in an apartment complex
915 sq ft (85 m²)$259,300$240,700 left over
Home illustration🇻🇳 VietnamHanoi
Three-bedroom apartment
915 sq ft (85 m²)$403,900$96,080 left over
Home illustration🇵🇭 PhilippinesCebu
Three-bedroom, two-story house in a subdivision
893 sq ft (83 m²)$147,000$353,000 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesGuam
Ocean-view two-bedroom in a 13-story condo
893 sq ft (83 m²)$441,100$58,930 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesMiami
1960s one-bedroom condo
883 sq ft (82 m²)$156,500$343,500 left over
Home illustration🇯🇵 JapanNaha, Okinawa
Renovated 2000s three-bedroom condo
825 sq ft (77 m²)$366,700$133,300 left over
Home illustration🇯🇵 JapanFukuoka
2000s three-bedroom family condo
814 sq ft (76 m²)$294,800$205,200 left over
Home illustration🇮🇹 ItalyRome
Top-floor two-bedroom walk-up (needs work)
807 sq ft (75 m²)$221,100$278,900 left over
Home illustration🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesDubai
New one-bedroom apartment
797 sq ft (74 m²)$445,500$54,470 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesChicago
Top-floor two-bedroom in a 1916 brick building
797 sq ft (74 m²)$384,200$115,800 left over
Home illustration🇪🇸 SpainMarbella
Older fifth-floor two-bedroom walk-up
786 sq ft (73 m²)$302,200$197,800 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesLas Vegas
One-bedroom condo in a gated complex
786 sq ft (73 m²)$284,600$215,400 left over
Home illustration🇯🇵 JapanKyoto
Three-bedroom condo in a large complex
779 sq ft (72 m²)$375,700$124,300 left over
Home illustration🇯🇵 JapanOsaka
Three-bedroom family condo with a tatami room
770 sq ft (72 m²)$447,600$52,430 left over
Home illustration🇪🇸 SpainBarcelona
1971 walk-up apartment
743 sq ft (69 m²)$198,800$301,200 left over
Home illustration🇮🇳 IndiaMumbai
Two-bedroom (2BHK) in a high-rise complex
721 sq ft (67 m²)$306,200$193,800 left over
Home illustration🇵🇹 PortugalPorto
Ground-floor two-bedroom with a terrace
710 sq ft (66 m²)$342,000$158,000 left over
Home illustration🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore
1970s HDB public housing flat (two bedrooms)
710 sq ft (66 m²)$393,700$106,300 left over
Home illustration🇨🇦 CanadaCalgary
One-bedroom condo in a glass tower
700 sq ft (65 m²)$289,900$210,100 left over
Home illustration🇪🇸 SpainMadrid
Older two-bedroom that needs some work
678 sq ft (63 m²)$493,100$6,856 left over
Home illustration🇮🇹 ItalyMilan
Remodeled top-floor one-bedroom
646 sq ft (60 m²)$437,500$62,530 left over
Home illustration🇮🇹 ItalyTuscan countryside
Two-bedroom apartment with a garage
646 sq ft (60 m²)$251,300$248,700 left over
Home illustration🇨🇦 CanadaVancouver
One-bedroom condo in a 1960s building
624 sq ft (58 m²)$349,900$150,100 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesBoston
One-bedroom condo in a 1962 brick building
614 sq ft (57 m²)$412,600$87,390 left over
Home illustration🇦🇹 AustriaVienna
One-bedroom in a 1960s building
603 sq ft (56 m²)$364,300$135,700 left over
Home illustration🇦🇺 AustraliaSydney
One-bedroom unit in an older walk-up
592 sq ft (55 m²)$332,600$167,400 left over
Home illustration🇸🇪 SwedenStockholm
One-bedroom in a 1940s three-story building
581 sq ft (54 m²)$497,500$2,454 left over
Home illustration🇰🇷 South KoreaHaeundae, Busan
1990s two-bedroom off an open-air corridor
538 sq ft (50 m²)$223,000$277,000 left over
Home illustration🇰🇷 South KoreaJeju
Older two-bedroom off an open-air corridor (540 sq ft)
537 sq ft (50 m²)$212,400$287,600 left over
Home illustration🇬🇧 United KingdomLondon
One-bedroom in former public housing
517 sq ft (48 m²)$395,100$104,900 left over
Home illustration🇮🇪 IrelandDublin
One-bedroom apartment in a suburban development
506 sq ft (47 m²)$310,200$189,800 left over
Home illustration🇫🇷 FranceNice
One-bedroom in an old stone building
502 sq ft (47 m²)$375,400$124,600 left over
Home illustration🇭🇺 HungaryBudapest
Renovated one-bedroom in a panel block
495 sq ft (46 m²)$283,800$216,200 left over
Home illustration🇳🇱 NetherlandsAmsterdam
1980s one-bedroom apartment
495 sq ft (46 m²)$397,700$102,300 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesLos Angeles
Studio condo in an older building
495 sq ft (46 m²)$426,800$73,160 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesSeattle
Studio condo in a six-story building
484 sq ft (45 m²)$362,800$137,200 left over
Home illustration🇦🇺 AustraliaMelbourne
One-bedroom in an older walk-up
452 sq ft (42 m²)$248,200$251,800 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesManhattan, New York
Prewar co-op studio
431 sq ft (40 m²)$362,800$137,200 left over
Home illustration🇦🇺 AustraliaPerth
One-bedroom in a 1970 brick building
398 sq ft (37 m²)$342,500$157,500 left over
Home illustration🇩🇰 DenmarkCopenhagen
Andelsbolig (housing co-op) studio
398 sq ft (37 m²)$149,200$350,800 left over
Home illustration🇨🇳 ChinaShanghai
Older one-bedroom walk-up
388 sq ft (36 m²)$190,900$309,100 left over
Home illustration🇲🇴 MacauMacau
Two-bedroom apartment in an old building
388 sq ft (36 m²)$253,800$246,200 left over
Home illustration🇩🇪 GermanyBerlin
Studio in an East German prefab panel block (Plattenbau)
366 sq ft (34 m²)$184,500$315,500 left over
Home illustration🇳🇿 New ZealandAuckland
One-bedroom in a downtown high-rise
355 sq ft (33 m²)$199,300$300,700 left over
Home illustration🇵🇹 PortugalLisbon
Small gutted ground-floor one-bedroom
344 sq ft (32 m²)$221,100$278,900 left over
Home illustration🇩🇪 GermanyMunich
Studio in a 1980s building
334 sq ft (31 m²)$357,900$142,100 left over
Home illustration🇨🇦 CanadaToronto
High-rise studio condo
323 sq ft (30 m²)$310,000$190,000 left over
Home illustration🇨🇿 Czech RepublicPrague
Studio in a concrete panel block (panelák)
323 sq ft (30 m²)$258,700$241,300 left over
Home illustration🇹🇼 TaiwanTaipei
Older studio in a walk-up
323 sq ft (30 m²)$229,700$270,300 left over
Home illustration🇺🇸 United StatesHonolulu, Hawaii
Studio condo in an older building
237 sq ft (22 m²)$199,200$300,800 left over
Home illustration🇰🇷 South KoreaGangnam-gu, Seoul
Older studio in an office-residential building
215 sq ft (20 m²)$159,300$340,700 left over
Home illustration🇯🇵 JapanTokyo (23 wards)
Older studio condo
188 sq ft (18 m²)$77,290$422,700 left over
Home illustration🇭🇰 Hong KongHong Kong
Nano studio apartment
167 sq ft (16 m²)$417,000$83,050 left over
Home illustration🇫🇷 FranceParis
Former maid's room (chambre de bonne)
103 sq ft (10 m²)$135,200$364,800 left over
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Prices and measurements
We compare the homes listed here. Prices exclude taxes and fees.
Converted prices use exchange rates from 2026-10-15.
Floor space is converted at 10.7639 sq ft per m².