Ten Most Expensive and Least Expensive International Locations for Facility Operations
Geneva has Highest Facility Operations Costs in a Recent Whitestone Research Study
SANTA BARBARA, CA - December 8, 2011 - Whitestone Research has released The Whitestone Facility Operations Cost Reference 2011-2012, International Version.

 

This new reference is the only source for international facility costs, providing detailed operation cost statistics for 75 building types in over 100 international areas. As with the North American Version, data is included for three levels of service for 11 operations including: Custodial, Energy, Grounds, Maintenance & Repair, Management, Pest Control, Refuse, Road Clearance, Security, Telecommunications, and Water & Sewer.

 

Facility Operations Costs ranged from $24.55 per SQ. FT. in Geneva to $3.02 per SQ. FT. in Damascus. In Washington DC, the benchmark city for Whitestone's Cost References, Facility Operations Costs are $13.54 per SQ. FT.

 
Facility Cost Reference
Comparison of Facility Operations Costs Per Square Foot
Ten Most Expensive
Rank City Total
1 Geneva $24.55
2 Zurich $24.28
3 Honolulu $18.99
4 Hilo $18.36
5 Vienna $18.09
6 Tokyo $17.52
7 Osaka $17.52
8 Copenhagen $17.21
9 Stockholm $16.42
10 New York $16.34
Ten Least Expensive
Rank City Total
1 Damascus $3.02
2 Kiev $3.17
3 Buenos Aires $3.18
4 Bangalore $3.39
5 Hanoi $3.45
6 New Delhi $3.50
7 Kolkata $3.53
8 Ho Chi Minh City $3.55
9 Hyderabad $3.56
10 Caracas $3.60
Reported costs for a model 2 Story Office building as defined in the Whitestone Facility Operations Cost Reference, 2011 - 2012. All costs are reported in $USD using May 17, 2011 exchange rates.
Order the Whitestone Facility Operations Cost Reference 2011-2012, International Version at www.whitestoneresearch.com
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