From the archives: New York and the world duke it out

In a city where cramped studio apartments generate six-figure bidding wars, it’s hard to Imagine A Place where real estate is even pricier. But There Are Cities Out There That Can Make Park Avenue look like a bargain. According to data from London-based brokerage Knight Frank, $1 million would buy you only about half a studio in Monaco.

This month, The Real Deal took stock of how New York real estate compares to other major international and U.S. cities, from London to Los Angeles. We chose 25 preeminent cities, in different geographic regions, that compete with New York for real estate buyers and tourist dollars, and pored through real estate data from each one. Read the full story from the May 2010 issue after the jump.