New York City has been found to be the most expensive city in the world for renting flexible , short - term office space , according to a study by Instant Group , which locates and manages office space on behalf of companies . Instant Group, a company that locates and manages office spaces for companies, conducted the study, which found San Francisco came in second with an average cost of $1,086 per workstation. In New York , the average monthly price to rent a workstation for one person was $ 1,100 for the 12 months ending in February , according to the Wall Street Journal . San Francisco was second , with an average price of $ 1,086 per workstation . The supply of flexible locations in New York City grew by 30 % between February 2016 and 2017 to reach 330 .
New York City has been found to be the most expensive city in the world for renting flexible , short - term office space , according to a study by Instant Group , which locates and manages office space on behalf of companies . In New York , the average monthly price to rent a workstation for one person was $ 1,100 for the 12 months ending in February , according to the Wall Street Journal . San Francisco was second , with an average price of $ 1,086 per workstation . The supply of flexible locations in New York City grew by 30 % between February 2016 and 2017 to reach 330 .