Average rent outside the US
Official average rents outside the US, from each country's own government statistics. Search any city, town or postcode.
United Kingdom
The average private rent in the UK was £1,400 a month in August 2026, 3.8% higher than a year earlier (ONS). It ranges from £558 in Dumfries and Galloway to £3,690 in Kensington and Chelsea.
Canada
Average rents for purpose-built rental apartments and townhouses ranged from C$585 a month in La Tuque, QC to C$2,319 in Canmore, AB in October 2025 (CMHC Rental Market Survey).
Ireland
Average monthly rents on registered tenancies in Q4 2025 ranged from €761 in Carndonagh, Donegal to €3,280 in Foxrock, Dublin 18, according to the Residential Tenancies Board.
New Zealand
The national median weekly rent on new bonds was NZ$595 in August 2026, up 0.8% on a year earlier. It ranges from NZ$430 in Grey District to NZ$800 in Queenstown-Lakes District (Tenancy Services).
The four countries at a glance
| Country | What is measured | Latest period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Average monthly private rent, new and existing tenancies, by council (England and Wales) or rental market area (Scotland, Northern Ireland) | August 2026 | Office for National Statistics |
| Canada | Average monthly rent in purpose-built rental apartments and townhouses, centres of 10,000 people or more | October 2025 | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
| Ireland | Average monthly rent on tenancies registered with the RTB, by county, Dublin postal district and town | Q4 2025 | Residential Tenancies Board, via the CSO |
| New Zealand | Median weekly rent on new bonds lodged, by council area | August 2026 | Tenancy Services (MBIE) |
How to use these numbers
An average rent is a benchmark, not a quote. Homes that have just come onto the market usually cost more than the average, because averages include tenants who moved in years ago or whose rent has risen slowly. Use the figure for your area to judge whether a listing is about normal for the area, then check what you can afford: a common rule of thumb is to keep rent to 30% of your gross income, and each area page shows the income that implies. When you are moving between countries, remember that the measures differ, so a cheaper-looking number in one country is not always a cheaper market.
Each country measures rent differently: the UK figures cover new and existing tenancies, Canada's cover purpose-built rental buildings, Ireland's come from tenancies registered with the RTB and New Zealand's are medians of new bonds. Compare places within a country rather than across countries. More on our data.