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> What service charges, OpEx, and pass-throughs apply on top of rent? Class A Atlas publishes per-city deep-dives across all 123 Tier 1 markets.

## TL;DR

- What service charges, OpEx, and pass-throughs apply on top of rent?
- Per-city operating expenses deep-dives published for all 123 Tier 1 markets.

# Operating expenses — Class A office worldwide

**What service charges, OpEx, and pass-throughs apply on top of rent?**

## TL;DR

- What service charges, OpEx, and pass-throughs apply on top of rent?
- Per-city operating expenses deep-dives published for all 123 Tier 1 markets.

## Per-city deep-dives

- [**Operating expenses in New York**](/cities/new-york/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in London**](/cities/london/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Singapore**](/cities/singapore/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Hong Kong**](/cities/hong-kong/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Tokyo**](/cities/tokyo/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Paris**](/cities/paris/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in San Francisco**](/cities/san-francisco/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Los Angeles**](/cities/los-angeles/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Chicago**](/cities/chicago/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Boston**](/cities/boston/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Toronto**](/cities/toronto/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Dubai**](/cities/dubai/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Frankfurt**](/cities/frankfurt/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Zurich**](/cities/zurich/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Amsterdam**](/cities/amsterdam/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Madrid**](/cities/madrid/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Shanghai**](/cities/shanghai/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Seoul**](/cities/seoul/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Sydney**](/cities/sydney/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Mumbai**](/cities/mumbai/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Washington DC**](/cities/washington-dc/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Miami**](/cities/miami/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Atlanta**](/cities/atlanta/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Dallas**](/cities/dallas/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Houston**](/cities/houston/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Seattle**](/cities/seattle/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Austin**](/cities/austin/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Denver**](/cities/denver/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Philadelphia**](/cities/philadelphia/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Minneapolis**](/cities/minneapolis/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in San Diego**](/cities/san-diego/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Vancouver**](/cities/vancouver/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Montreal**](/cities/montreal/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Calgary**](/cities/calgary/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Ottawa**](/cities/ottawa/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Berlin**](/cities/berlin/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Munich**](/cities/munich/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Milan**](/cities/milan/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Dublin**](/cities/dublin/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Stockholm**](/cities/stockholm/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Brussels**](/cities/brussels/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Luxembourg**](/cities/luxembourg/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Warsaw**](/cities/warsaw/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Copenhagen**](/cities/copenhagen/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Lisbon**](/cities/lisbon/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Bangalore**](/cities/bangalore/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Delhi-NCR**](/cities/delhi-ncr/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Hyderabad**](/cities/hyderabad/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Beijing**](/cities/beijing/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Shenzhen**](/cities/shenzhen/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Guangzhou**](/cities/guangzhou/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Taipei**](/cities/taipei/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Osaka**](/cities/osaka/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Melbourne**](/cities/melbourne/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Bangkok**](/cities/bangkok/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Kuala Lumpur**](/cities/kuala-lumpur/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Jakarta**](/cities/jakarta/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Manila**](/cities/manila/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Ho Chi Minh City**](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Tel Aviv**](/cities/tel-aviv/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Riyadh**](/cities/riyadh/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Doha**](/cities/doha/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Abu Dhabi**](/cities/abu-dhabi/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Johannesburg**](/cities/johannesburg/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Cape Town**](/cities/cape-town/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Nairobi**](/cities/nairobi/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Lagos**](/cities/lagos/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Mexico City**](/cities/mexico-city/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in São Paulo**](/cities/sao-paulo/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Bogotá**](/cities/bogota/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Santiago**](/cities/santiago/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Buenos Aires**](/cities/buenos-aires/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Vienna**](/cities/vienna/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Charlotte**](/cities/charlotte/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Nashville**](/cities/nashville/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Phoenix**](/cities/phoenix/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Raleigh-Durham**](/cities/raleigh-durham/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Tampa**](/cities/tampa/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Orlando**](/cities/orlando/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Salt Lake City**](/cities/salt-lake-city/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Portland (OR)**](/cities/portland-or/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Pittsburgh**](/cities/pittsburgh/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Detroit**](/cities/detroit/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Indianapolis**](/cities/indianapolis/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Kansas City**](/cities/kansas-city/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Baltimore**](/cities/baltimore/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Calgary**](/cities/calgary/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Ottawa**](/cities/ottawa/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Manchester**](/cities/manchester/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Edinburgh**](/cities/edinburgh/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Hamburg**](/cities/hamburg/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Stuttgart**](/cities/stuttgart/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Düsseldorf**](/cities/dusseldorf/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Geneva**](/cities/geneva/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Oslo**](/cities/oslo/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Helsinki**](/cities/helsinki/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Prague**](/cities/prague/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Budapest**](/cities/budapest/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Bucharest**](/cities/bucharest/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Barcelona**](/cities/barcelona/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Rome**](/cities/rome/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Rotterdam**](/cities/rotterdam/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Athens**](/cities/athens/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Auckland**](/cities/auckland/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Brisbane**](/cities/brisbane/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Perth**](/cities/perth/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Chennai**](/cities/chennai/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Pune**](/cities/pune/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Hangzhou**](/cities/hangzhou/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Chengdu**](/cities/chengdu/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Suzhou**](/cities/suzhou/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Yokohama**](/cities/yokohama/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Nagoya**](/cities/nagoya/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Hanoi**](/cities/hanoi/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Phnom Penh**](/cities/phnom-penh/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Kuwait City**](/cities/kuwait-city/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Manama**](/cities/manama/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Cairo**](/cities/cairo/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Casablanca**](/cities/casablanca/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Monterrey**](/cities/monterrey/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Rio de Janeiro**](/cities/rio-de-janeiro/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in Panama City**](/cities/panama-city/operating-expenses)
- [**Operating expenses in San José**](/cities/san-jose-cr/operating-expenses)

## Related

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- [**All Tier 1 cities**](/cities)
- [**Rents and incentives**](/topics/rents-and-incentives)
- [**Sublease market**](/topics/sublease-market)
- [**ESG and LEED stock**](/topics/esg-and-leed)
- [**Transit and commute**](/topics/transit-and-commute)

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/topics/operating-expenses), updated 2026-05-29T16:17:29.065Z.