Priced in Sats
A rent index (index) is, on average, about
165.9k sats
≈ $97.28 · averaged across 56 countries at the live Bitcoin price.
Cheapest
8.5k sats
Most expensive
458.0k sats
That figure is the price of a rent index converted into Bitcoin satoshis (sats) — the smallest unit of Bitcoin, one hundred-millionth of a coin. Measuring in sats lets you compare what a rent index really costs anywhere in the world using a single unit, instead of juggling local currencies.
The number isn't fixed: it moves with both the local cash price of a rent index and the Bitcoin exchange rate. Over time, as Bitcoin appreciates, the same rent index tends to cost fewer sats — which is the whole point of pricing the world in sound money.
A rent index (index) is about 165,948 sats on average worldwide — roughly $97.28 at the current Bitcoin price. It ranges from 8,530 sats in Egypt to 458,043 sats in Hungary.
165,948 sats is 0.00165948 BTC. One bitcoin is 100,000,000 satoshis (sats), so everyday items are most naturally priced in sats rather than whole bitcoin.
The sat price moves for two reasons: the local cash price of a rent index, and the Bitcoin exchange rate. As Bitcoin appreciates over time, the same rent index tends to cost fewer and fewer sats — the deflationary side of sound money.
A satoshi (sat) is the smallest unit of Bitcoin: one hundred-millionth of a bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC). Pricing things in sats gives a single universal unit that works across every country without fiat exchange-rate noise.