<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's official - Aussies who rent their homes are far worse off this Christmas than they were last year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While most don't need a survey to confirm the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/cost-of-living" rel="" target="" title=" cost of living"><span>cost of living</span></a><span> squeeze, research has revealed annual rents up to $3,600 higher than a year ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Everybody's Home analysed SQM Research weekly asking rent data.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-forecast-melbourne-boxing-day-test-cricket/99399c18-bf86-4cc2-85be-ca1439391d6c"><strong><span>Cricket fans set to swelter at MCG as Boxing Day set to hit 40 degrees</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It showed the annual rise in rents from December 2023 to December 2024 in Australian capitals.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They found renters in capital cities are paying an average of $1,593 more a year to rent a house compared to last year, while people in units are paying an extra $1,084.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adelaide renters living in units have copped the biggest annual surge, paying $3,634 extra this year, followed by Perth house renters who are paying an extra $2,985.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/renters-cost-of-living-increase-worse-off/8a94d06d-ebba-43ee-ac97-b3107d46f10d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney renters are paying almost $398 extra for units and $1107 extra for houses.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-fires-burn-halls-gap-and-grampians-national-park/003fd9e6-56f6-4802-8914-4df7638339f2"><strong><span>Victorian communities remain under threat ahead of 'catastrophic' conditions on Boxing Day</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2023/07/05/12/38/most-expensive-australia-cities-to-rent-revealed"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/InTE0xVjPkyrsZmnHlXlCUcSLck=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F4ea4f867-b115-4872-823b-0d83f051eed0" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/InTE0xVjPkyrsZmnHlXlCUcSLck=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F4ea4f867-b115-4872-823b-0d83f051eed0 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/ypGOJzIgUnTIZevxx2cou0Y1Kdo=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F4ea4f867-b115-4872-823b-0d83f051eed0 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Revealed: Most expensive Aussie cities to rent </div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2023/07/05/12/38/most-expensive-australia-cities-to-rent-revealed">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Melbourne apartment renters are forking out $1234 more, with a house costing $1716 more.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Brisbane the rise has been $1234 for apartments and $1280 for houses.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Canberra costs were lower for unit dwellers - just $29 - while the extra paid for houses year on year was $2567.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Everybody's Home is calling for action.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Australians are struggling under the weight of ever-increasing rents. Paying hundreds or thousands of dollars extra in rent over the past year adds to an already unaffordable burden," spokeswoman Maiy Azize said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/just-in#:~:text=%27Best%20Christmas%20present%27%3A%20NSW%20dad%20becomes%20instant%20millionaire" rel="" target="" title=" 'Best Christmas present': NSW dad becomes instant millionaire"><strong><span>'Best Christmas present': NSW dad becomes instant millionaire</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We need immediate action to make renting a viable, affordable housing choice for Australians and we urge all parties and candidates running in next year's election to make it a priority."</span></div></div>