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The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_household", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "household", "publisher": "Statistics Bureau of Japan", "title": "Family Income and Expenditure Survey 2025", "url": "https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/tanshin/et25.html", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Japan / one-person tables and Tokyo checks", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_with_city_checks", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "statistics_bureau_of_japan", "upstream_dataset": "Family Income and Expenditure Survey 2025", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Family Income and Expenditure Survey 2025 — used as household evidence for Tokyo. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_rent", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "rent", "publisher": "AtHome", "title": "Tokyo 23-ward residential asking-rent series", "url": "https://www.athome.co.jp/corporate/news/data/market/chintai-yachin-202607/", "observation_period": "2026-07", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "athome", "upstream_dataset": "Tokyo 23-ward residential asking-rent series", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct crawler returned 404, but the exact July 2026 AtHome release is currently indexed at the same URL and title.", "observation_summary": "Tokyo 23-ward residential asking-rent series — used as rent evidence for Tokyo. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_transit", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Tokyo Metro", "title": "Regular ticket / fare information", "url": "https://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/ticket/types/regular/index.html", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29", "geography": "Tokyo", "source_type": "operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "tokyo_metro", "upstream_dataset": "Regular ticket / fare information", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-29", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit. Numeric observations rechecked/captured in the V7.0 evidence pass on 2026-09-29.", "observation_summary": "Tokyo Metro current distance-based ticket and IC-card fare schedule. Monthly CLC transit is a normalized commuter budget, not a monthly pass quote.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "regular ticket fare range", "low": 180, "high": 330, "unit": "JPY/ride", "period": "current 2026" }, { "metric": "IC card fare range", "low": 178, "high": 324, "unit": "JPY/ride", "period": "current 2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "s_o_paulo_household", "city": "São Paulo", "role": "household", "publisher": "Fipe IPC", "title": "São Paulo Consumer Price Index / household basket", "url": "https://www.fipe.org.br/pt-br/indices/ipc", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "São Paulo", "source_type": "research_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "fipe_ipc", "upstream_dataset": "São Paulo Consumer Price Index / household basket", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "São Paulo Consumer Price Index / household basket — used as household evidence for São Paulo. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "s_o_paulo_rent", "city": "São Paulo", "role": "rent", "publisher": "FipeZAP", "title": "Residential rental index", "url": "https://www.fipe.org.br/pt-br/indices/fipezap", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "São Paulo", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "fipezap", "upstream_dataset": "Residential rental index", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Residential rental index — used as rent evidence for São Paulo. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "s_o_paulo_transit", "city": "São Paulo", "role": "transit", "publisher": "SPTrans", "title": "São Paulo public transport fares", "url": "https://www.sptrans.com.br/tarifas", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "São Paulo", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "sptrans", "upstream_dataset": "São Paulo public transport fares", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "São Paulo public transport fares — used as transit evidence for São Paulo. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "jakarta_household", "city": "Jakarta", "role": "household", "publisher": "BPS DKI Jakarta", "title": "Population Consumption Patterns 2025", "url": "https://jakarta.bps.go.id/en/publication/2026/05/26/96cd1e1d9b93888ce5ce98b6/pola-konsumsi-penduduk-provinsi-dki-jakarta-2025", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "DKI Jakarta", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "bps_dki_jakarta", "upstream_dataset": "Population Consumption Patterns 2025", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Population Consumption Patterns 2025 — used as household evidence for Jakarta. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "jakarta_rent", "city": "Jakarta", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Cushman & Wakefield", "title": "Jakarta rental-apartment market Q1 2026", "url": "https://assets.cushmanwakefield.com/-/media/cw/marketbeat-pdfs/2026/q1/apac-and-gc/indonesia---jakarta---rental-apartment-1q26.pdf?rev=1648628c32a045a9a2130dc25ad761db", "observation_period": "2026-Q1", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Jakarta", "source_type": "market_research", "geography_match": "city_premium_market", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "cushman_wakefield", "upstream_dataset": "Jakarta rental-apartment market Q1 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Jakarta rental-apartment market Q1 2026 — used as rent evidence for Jakarta. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "jakarta_transit", "city": "Jakarta", "role": "transit", "publisher": "TransJakarta", "title": "Current TransJakarta fare reference", "url": "https://transjakarta.co.id/news/transjakarta-modifikasi-rute-sh2-blok-m-bandara-soekarno-hatta-perkuat-konektivitas-dan-kenyamanan-pelanggan", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Jakarta", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "transjakarta", "upstream_dataset": "Current TransJakarta fare reference", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Current TransJakarta fare reference — used as transit evidence for Jakarta. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "cairo_household", "city": "Cairo", "role": "household", "publisher": "CAPMAS", "title": "Survey of Income, Expenditure and Consumption 2021", "url": "https://www.censusinfo.capmas.gov.eg/Metadata-en-v4.2/index.php/catalog/747", "observation_period": "2021", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Egypt / urban", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 0, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "capmas", "upstream_dataset": "Survey of Income, Expenditure and Consumption 2021", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct crawler could not reliably fetch the page in this audit environment; current search indexing reconfirmed the exact source/title or official source page.", "observation_summary": "Survey of Income, Expenditure and Consumption 2021 — used as household evidence for Cairo. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "cairo_rent", "city": "Cairo", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Property Finder Egypt", "title": "Current 1-bedroom Cairo/Madinaty asking rents", "url": "https://www.propertyfinder.eg/en/rent/cairo/1-bedroom-apartments-for-rent-madinaty.html", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Cairo / Madinaty sample", "source_type": "market_listings", "geography_match": "city_submarket", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "property_finder_egypt", "upstream_dataset": "Current 1-bedroom Cairo/Madinaty asking rents", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Current 1-bedroom Cairo/Madinaty asking rents — used as rent evidence for Cairo. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "cairo_transit", "city": "Cairo", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Cairo Governorate", "title": "Metro tickets", "url": "https://cairo.gov.eg/en/governorate-services/transportation-services/metro/metro-tickets/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Cairo", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "cairo_governorate", "upstream_dataset": "Metro tickets", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Metro tickets — used as transit evidence for Cairo. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "seoul_household", "city": "Seoul", "role": "household", "publisher": "Statistics Korea", "title": "Household income and expenditure trends", "url": "https://www.kostat.go.kr/boardDownload.es?bid=11736&list_no=444852&seq=1", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "South Korea / one-person household evidence", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "statistics_korea", "upstream_dataset": "Household income and expenditure trends", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Household income and expenditure trends — used as household evidence for Seoul. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "seoul_rent", "city": "Seoul", "role": "rent", "publisher": "NewsPim / Dabang", "title": "Dabang July 2026 Seoul one-room rent analysis using MOLIT transaction data", "url": "https://www.newspim.com/news/view/20260901001086", "observation_period": "2026-07", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Seoul", "source_type": "secondary_with_primary_underlying", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 1, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "molit_seoul_rental_transactions", "upstream_dataset": "MOLIT reported Seoul rental transactions, summarized by Dabang", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "July 2026 Seoul one-room market, units ≤33 m², derived from MOLIT reported transactions.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "average_monthly_rent", "value": 690000, "unit": "KRW/month", "definition": "Seoul row-house/multifamily one-room units ≤33 m²", "period": "2026-07" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_VALUES", "evidence_note": "July 2026 Seoul row-house/multifamily one-room analysis covers units at or below 33 m²; it is a current city trend check but does not directly match the 35–55 m² target dwelling." }, { "source_id": "seoul_transit", "city": "Seoul", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government", "title": "Climate Card / monthly transit pass", "url": "https://english.seoul.go.kr/policy/transportation/climate-card/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Seoul", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "seoul_metropolitan_government", "upstream_dataset": "Climate Card / monthly transit pass", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Climate Card / monthly transit pass — used as transit evidence for Seoul. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "new_york_household", "city": "New York", "role": "household", "publisher": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "title": "Consumer Expenditures in New York metro 2023-24", "url": "https://www.bls.gov/regions/northeast/news-release/consumerexpenditures_newyork.htm", "observation_period": "2023-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29", "geography": "New York-Newark-Jersey City metro", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "u_s_bureau_of_labor_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Consumer Expenditures in New York metro 2023-24", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-29", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit. Numeric observations rechecked/captured in the V7.0 evidence pass on 2026-09-29.", "observation_summary": "BLS New York metro 2023-24 consumer-expenditure benchmarks. These are metro consumer-unit averages and are used as calibration, not as direct one-person monthly quotes.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "average annual expenditures", "value": 91520, "unit": "USD/year per consumer unit", "period": "2023-24" }, { "metric": "food at home", "value": 7033, "unit": "USD/year per consumer unit", "period": "2023-24" }, { "metric": "food away from home", "value": 4679, "unit": "USD/year per consumer unit", "period": "2023-24" }, { "metric": "personal care products and services share", "value": 1.3, "unit": "percent of annual expenditures", "period": "2023-24" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "new_york_rent", "city": "New York", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Leasebreak/LeaseSwap NYC", "title": "NYC 1-bedroom asking-rent series", "url": "https://leaseswap.nyc/rent/report", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29", "geography": "New York City", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "leasebreak_leaseswap_nyc", "upstream_dataset": "NYC 1-bedroom asking-rent series", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-29", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit. Numeric observations rechecked/captured in the V7.0 evidence pass on 2026-09-29.", "observation_summary": "September 2026 NYC one-bedroom asking-rent series. Citywide and lower-cost borough observations are captured; the CLC non-prime/transit-connected anchor remains a normalization, not the citywide median.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "NYC citywide median 1-bedroom asking rent", "value": 3999, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026-09", "note": "6-month listing sample" }, { "metric": "Bronx median 1-bedroom asking rent", "value": 2500, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026-09" }, { "metric": "Queens median 1-bedroom asking rent", "value": 2899, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026-09" }, { "metric": "Staten Island median 1-bedroom asking rent", "value": 2100, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026-09" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "new_york_transit", "city": "New York", "role": "transit", "publisher": "MTA", "title": "2026 fare materials / OMNY fare capping", "url": "https://www.mta.info/document/186881", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29", "geography": "New York City", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "mta", "upstream_dataset": "2026 fare materials / OMNY fare capping", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-29", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit. Numeric observations rechecked/captured in the V7.0 evidence pass on 2026-09-29.", "observation_summary": "MTA 2026 adopted fare materials: $3.00 base fare and $35 rolling seven-day automatic fare cap. Monthly CLC transit remains a normalized planning conversion.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "subway/local bus base fare", "value": 3.0, "unit": "USD/ride", "period": "effective 2026-01-04" }, { "metric": "rolling 7-day automatic fare cap", "value": 35.0, "unit": "USD/7 days", "period": "effective 2026-01-04" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_household", "city": "London", "role": "household", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "title": "Family spending in the UK: April 2024 to March 2025", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/bulletins/familyspendingintheuk/latest", "observation_period": "2024-25", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "UK / London-region tables", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "regional", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "office_for_national_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Family spending in the UK: April 2024 to March 2025", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Family spending in the UK: April 2024 to March 2025 — used as household evidence for London. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "london_rent", "city": "London", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "title": "Private rent and house prices, UK: July 2026", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/july2026", "observation_period": "2026-07", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "London", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_region", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "office_for_national_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Private rent and house prices, UK: July 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Private rent and house prices, UK: July 2026 — used as rent evidence for London. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "london_transit", "city": "London", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Transport for London", "title": "Adult fares 2026", "url": "https://content.tfl.gov.uk/adult-fares.pdf", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "London", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "transport_for_london", "upstream_dataset": "Adult fares 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "TfL 2026 adult Travelcard evidence. The CLC transit midpoint uses the Zones 1–3 monthly Travelcard (£201.60, rounded to £202) as its London planning persona; Zones 1–2 is lower at £171.70.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Adult monthly Travelcard Zones 1–2", "value": 171.7, "unit": "GBP/month", "period": "2026" }, { "metric": "Adult monthly Travelcard Zones 1–3", "value": 201.6, "unit": "GBP/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "los_angeles_household", "city": "Los Angeles", "role": "household", "publisher": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "title": "Consumer Expenditures for Los Angeles 2023-24", "url": "https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/consumerexpenditures_losangeles.htm", "observation_period": "2023-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29", "geography": "Los Angeles metro", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "u_s_bureau_of_labor_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Consumer Expenditures for Los Angeles 2023-24", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-29", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit. Numeric observations rechecked/captured in the V7.0 evidence pass on 2026-09-29.", "observation_summary": "BLS Los Angeles metro 2023-24 consumer-expenditure benchmarks. These are metro consumer-unit averages and are used as calibration, not as direct one-person monthly quotes.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "average annual expenditures", "value": 90594, "unit": "USD/year per consumer unit", "period": "2023-24" }, { "metric": "food at home", "value": 6546, "unit": "USD/year per consumer unit", "period": "2023-24" }, { "metric": "food away from home", "value": 5312, "unit": "USD/year per consumer unit", "period": "2023-24" }, { "metric": "personal care products and services share", "value": 1.3, "unit": "percent of annual expenditures", "period": "2023-24" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "los_angeles_rent", "city": "Los Angeles", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Apartment List", "title": "Los Angeles rent / cost guide with current market data", "url": "https://www.apartmentlist.com/renter-life/cost-of-living-in-los-angeles", "observation_period": "2026-08", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29", "geography": "Los Angeles", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "apartment_list", "upstream_dataset": "Los Angeles rent / cost guide with current market data", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-29", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct crawler could not reliably fetch the page in this audit environment; current search indexing reconfirmed the exact source/title or official source page. Numeric observations rechecked/captured in the V7.0 evidence pass on 2026-09-29.", "observation_summary": "Apartment List August 2026 Los Angeles rent estimates, including one-bedroom median used as a direct calibration point for the CLC one-bedroom anchor.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "median rent, all sizes", "value": 2075, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026-08" }, { "metric": "median one-bedroom rent", "value": 1856, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026-08" }, { "metric": "median two-bedroom rent", "value": 2367, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026-08" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "los_angeles_transit", "city": "Los Angeles", "role": "transit", "publisher": "LA Metro", "title": "Current fares", "url": "https://www.metro.net/fares/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29", "geography": "Los Angeles", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "la_metro", "upstream_dataset": "Current fares", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-29", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit. Numeric observations rechecked/captured in the V7.0 evidence pass on 2026-09-29.", "observation_summary": "LA Metro current regular fare and fare caps. Monthly CLC transit is a planning conversion from the observed fare structure.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "regular one-way fare", "value": 1.75, "unit": "USD/ride", "period": "current 2026" }, { "metric": "daily fare cap", "value": 5.0, "unit": "USD/day", "period": "current 2026" }, { "metric": "7-day fare cap", "value": 18.0, "unit": "USD/7 days", "period": "current 2026" }, { "metric": "free transfer window", "value": 2, "unit": "hours", "period": "current 2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_household", "city": "Singapore", "role": "household", "publisher": "Singapore Department of Statistics", "title": "Household Expenditure Survey 2023", "url": "https://www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/publications/households/hes2023.ashx", "observation_period": "2023", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_state", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "singapore_department_of_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Household Expenditure Survey 2023", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct crawler could not reliably fetch the page in this audit environment; current search indexing reconfirmed the exact source/title or official source page.", "observation_summary": "Household Expenditure Survey 2023 — used as household evidence for Singapore. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_rent", "city": "Singapore", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Singapore Government Data / HDB", "title": "HDB rental statistics dataset", "url": "https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_23000a00c52996c55106084ed0339566/view", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_state", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "singapore_government_data_hdb", "upstream_dataset": "HDB rental statistics dataset", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "HDB rental statistics dataset — used as rent evidence for Singapore. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_transit", "city": "Singapore", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Public Transport Council Singapore", "title": "Public transport fares and passes", "url": "https://www.ptc.gov.sg/fares/public-transport-fares-and-passes/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_state", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "public_transport_council_singapore", "upstream_dataset": "Public transport fares and passes", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-29", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit. Numeric observations rechecked/captured in the V7.0 evidence pass on 2026-09-29.", "observation_summary": "Public Transport Council current Adult Monthly Travel Pass for unlimited basic bus and train rides.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Adult Monthly Travel Pass", "value": 122.0, "unit": "SGD/month", "period": "current 2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "sydney_household", "city": "Sydney", "role": "household", "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "title": "Monthly Household Spending Indicator", "url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/jul-2026", "observation_period": "2026-07", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "New South Wales; state-level household-spending category tables used as current Sydney calibration", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "state_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "australian_bureau_of_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly Household Spending Indicator", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "evidence_note": "ABS July 2026 release includes downloadable NSW spending tables by category. It is current state-level calibration, not a Sydney-specific one-person budget.", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "ABS July 2026 release includes downloadable NSW spending tables by category. It is current state-level calibration, not a Sydney-specific one-person budget.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT" }, { "source_id": "sydney_rent", "city": "Sydney", "role": "rent", "publisher": "NSW Department of Communities and Justice", "title": "Rent and Sales Report", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/about-us/families-and-communities-statistics/housing-rent-and-sales/rent-and-sales-report.html", "observation_period": "2026-06", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Sydney / NSW regional tables", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_region", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "nsw_department_of_communities_and_justice", "upstream_dataset": "Rent and Sales Report", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "evidence_note": "NSW DCJ states this report is the sole authoritative source of NSW rent movements; June 2026 rent tables are the current release used for Sydney-area rent calibration.", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "NSW DCJ states this report is the sole authoritative source of NSW rent movements; June 2026 rent tables are the current release used for Sydney-area rent calibration.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT" }, { "source_id": "sydney_transit", "city": "Sydney", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Transport for NSW", "title": "Adult Opal fares", "url": "https://transportnsw.info/tickets-fares/fares/adult-opal-fares", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Sydney", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "transport_for_nsw", "upstream_dataset": "Adult Opal fares", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Adult Opal fares — used as transit evidence for Sydney. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "hong_kong_household", "city": "Hong Kong", "role": "household", "publisher": "Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department", "title": "Household Expenditure Survey 2024/25", "url": "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/page_1351.html", "observation_period": "2024-25", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Hong Kong", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "hong_kong_census_and_statistics_department", "upstream_dataset": "Household Expenditure Survey 2024/25", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Household Expenditure Survey 2024/25 — used as household evidence for Hong Kong. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "hong_kong_rent", "city": "Hong Kong", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Hong Kong Rating and Valuation Department", "title": "Property market statistics / private domestic rents", "url": "https://www.rvd.gov.hk/en/publications/property_market_statistics.html", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Hong Kong", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "hong_kong_rating_and_valuation_department", "upstream_dataset": "Property market statistics / private domestic rents", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct crawler could not reliably fetch the page in this audit environment; current search indexing reconfirmed the exact source/title or official source page.", "observation_summary": "Property market statistics / private domestic rents — used as rent evidence for Hong Kong. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "hong_kong_transit", "city": "Hong Kong", "role": "transit", "publisher": "MTR", "title": "Monthly Pass Extra", "url": "https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/tickets/monthly_pass_extra.html", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Hong Kong", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "mtr", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly Pass Extra", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Monthly Pass Extra — used as transit evidence for Hong Kong. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "dubai_household", "city": "Dubai", "role": "inflation_calibration", "publisher": "Dubai Statistics Center", "title": "Consumer Price Index 2025, base 2021", "url": "https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Report/Consumer%20Price%20Index%202025-%20base2021.pdf", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Dubai", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "dubai_statistics_center", "upstream_dataset": "Consumer Price Index 2025, base 2021", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct crawler could not reliably fetch the page in this audit environment; current search indexing reconfirmed the exact source/title or official source page.", "observation_summary": "Dubai Consumer Price Index 2025 (base 2021), used only as inflation/category calibration.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT", "evidence_note": "CPI measures price change and category weights; it is used only to calibrate/freshness-check older absolute spending evidence, never as an absolute household budget by itself." }, { "source_id": "dubai_rent", "city": "Dubai", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Bayut", "title": "Dubai rental market report H1 2026", "url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/dubai-rental-market-report-h1-2026/", "observation_period": "2026-H1", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Dubai", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "bayut", "upstream_dataset": "Dubai rental market report H1 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Dubai rental market report H1 2026 — used as rent evidence for Dubai. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "dubai_transit", "city": "Dubai", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Roads and Transport Authority Dubai", "title": "Nol fares", "url": "https://rta.ae/wps/portal/rta/ae/public-transport/Nol-Fares?lang=en", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29", "geography": "Dubai", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "roads_and_transport_authority_dubai", "upstream_dataset": "Nol fares", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-29", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Official RTA nol fare page rechecked and numeric fare observations captured 2026-09-29.", "observation_summary": "Dubai RTA current nol fares: Silver-card trip fares and 30-day pass prices captured from the official fare page.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Silver card fare within 1 zone", "value": 3, "unit": "AED/ride", "period": "current 2026" }, { "metric": "Silver card fare across 2 adjacent zones", "value": 5, "unit": "AED/ride", "period": "current 2026" }, { "metric": "Silver card fare across more than 2 zones", "value": 7.5, "unit": "AED/ride", "period": "current 2026" }, { "metric": "30-day pass, 1 zone", "value": 140, "unit": "AED/30 days", "period": "current 2026" }, { "metric": "30-day pass, 2 zones", "value": 230, "unit": "AED/30 days", "period": "current 2026" }, { "metric": "30-day pass, all zones", "value": 350, "unit": "AED/30 days", "period": "current 2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "paris_household", "city": "Paris", "role": "household", "publisher": "INSEE", "title": "Household consumption in 2025", "url": "https://www.insee.fr/en/statistiques/9009586", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "France / Paris inflation and consumption cross-check", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "insee", "upstream_dataset": "Household consumption in 2025", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Household consumption in 2025 — used as household evidence for Paris. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "paris_rent", "city": "Paris", "role": "rent", "publisher": "OLAP", "title": "Paris Rent Observatory report 2025", "url": "https://www.observatoire-des-loyers.fr/observatoire/actualites/nouveau-sur-le-site/rapport-agglomeration-parisienne-2025", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Paris agglomeration", "source_type": "official_observatory", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "olap", "upstream_dataset": "Paris Rent Observatory report 2025", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Paris Rent Observatory report 2025 — used as rent evidence for Paris. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "paris_transit", "city": "Paris", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Île-de-France Mobilités", "title": "Navigo Mois 2026", "url": "https://tzen4.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/titres-et-tarifs/detail/forfait-navigo-mois", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Paris / Île-de-France", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city_region", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "le_de_france_mobilit_s", "upstream_dataset": "Navigo Mois 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Navigo Mois 2026 — used as transit evidence for Paris. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_household", "city": "Toronto", "role": "household", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Survey of Household Spending, 2023 updated release", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260918/dq260918a-eng.htm", "observation_period": "2023; weights updated 2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Canada / Ontario and household-type tables", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada", "upstream_dataset": "Survey of Household Spending, 2023 updated release", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Survey of Household Spending, 2023 updated release — used as household evidence for Toronto. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_rent", "city": "Toronto", "role": "rent", "publisher": "City of Toronto / CMHC", "title": "2026 market rent information", "url": "https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/permits-licences-bylaws/renovictions-bylaw-development/information-for-tenants/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Toronto", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "city_of_toronto_cmhc", "upstream_dataset": "2026 market rent information", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "2026 market rent information — used as rent evidence for Toronto. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_transit", "city": "Toronto", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Toronto Transit Commission", "title": "Fares and passes", "url": "https://www.ttc.ca/Fares-and-passes", "observation_period": "effective 2026-07/09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Toronto", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "toronto_transit_commission", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly fare capping", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Monthly fare capping — used as transit evidence for Toronto. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "adult single fare", "low": 3.3, "mode": 3.3, "high": 3.35, "unit": "CAD/trip", "period": "2026" }, { "metric": "adult monthly fare cap", "value": 155.1, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "effective 2026-08-31" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "mexico_city_household", "city": "Mexico City", "role": "household", "publisher": "INEGI", "title": "ENIGH 2024 Ciudad de México results", "url": "https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/enigh/nc/2024/doc/enigh2024_ns_presentacion_resultados_cdmx.pdf", "observation_period": "2024", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Ciudad de México", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "inegi", "upstream_dataset": "ENIGH 2024 Ciudad de México results", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "ENIGH 2024 Ciudad de México results — used as household evidence for Mexico City. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "mexico_city_rent", "city": "Mexico City", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Inmuebles24", "title": "Current 1-bedroom CDMX rental listings", "url": "https://www.inmuebles24.com/inmuebles-en-renta-en-ciudad-de-mexico-con-1-recamara.html", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Ciudad de México", "source_type": "market_listings", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "inmuebles24", "upstream_dataset": "Current 1-bedroom CDMX rental listings", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Current 1-bedroom CDMX rental listings — used as rent evidence for Mexico City. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "mexico_city_transit", "city": "Mexico City", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Metro CDMX", "title": "Metro system fare reference", "url": "https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-5/hangares", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Ciudad de México", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "metro_cdmx", "upstream_dataset": "Metro system fare reference", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct crawler could not reliably fetch the page in this audit environment; current search indexing reconfirmed the exact source/title or official source page.", "observation_summary": "Metro system fare reference — used as transit evidence for Mexico City. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "cairo_cpi_2026", "city": "Cairo", "role": "inflation_calibration", "publisher": "Central Bank of Egypt / CAPMAS", "title": "CPI Press Release August 2026 — urban headline inflation", "url": "https://www.cbe.org.eg/en/news-publications/news/2026/09/10/12/29/cpi-press-release-august-2026", "observation_period": "2026-08", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Egypt urban CPI; CAPMAS source series", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "urban_national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "capmas", "upstream_dataset": "CAPMAS Urban Consumer Price Index — August 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct crawler could not reliably fetch the page in this audit environment; current search indexing reconfirmed the exact source/title or official source page.", "observation_summary": "CPI Press Release August 2026 — urban headline inflation — used as inflation_calibration evidence for Cairo. The quality/freshness/definition fields document how directly the source maps to the published persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_METADATA_VERIFIED" }, { "source_id": "lagos_ghs_panel_state_filter_2023_24", "city": "Lagos", "role": "household_calibration", "publisher": "National Bureau of Statistics Nigeria / World Bank LSMS", "title": "GHS-Panel Wave 5 2023-24 — state-coded household expenditure microdata", "url": "https://microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/catalog/82/study-description", "observation_period": "2023-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Nigeria; Lagos state code is present, but survey design is nationally and zonally representative rather than Lagos-state representative", "source_type": "official_microdata", "geography_match": "state_filter_supplement_only", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "national_bureau_of_statistics_nigeria", "upstream_dataset": "Nigeria General Household Survey Panel Wave 5 2023-2024", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "evidence_note": "The files contain state, urban/rural, food and non-food expenditure variables. Lagos is code 24. Because the published design guarantees national/zonal—not state-level—representativeness, Lagos-filtered values are calibration evidence only and do not independently determine the production total.", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "The files contain state, urban/rural, food and non-food expenditure variables. Lagos is code 24. Because the published design guarantees national/zonal—not state-level—representativeness, Lagos-filtered values are calibration evidence only and do not independently determine the production total.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT" }, { "source_id": "jakarta_rent_cipinang_99co_q3_2026", "city": "Jakarta", "role": "rent", "publisher": "99.co Indonesia", "title": "Cipinang, East Jakarta monthly apartment rent market trend", "url": "https://www.99.co/id/sewa/apartemen/area-jakarta-timur/cipinang/bulanan", "observation_period": "2026-Q3", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Cipinang, East Jakarta — non-prime transit-connected submarket", "source_type": "market_listings", "geography_match": "city_nonprime_submarket", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "99co_indonesia", "upstream_dataset": "99.co Indonesia Jakarta apartment rental listings and 1-year market trend", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "evidence_note": "Q3 2026 market trend shows about Rp4.17m/month with median listed area about 34 m². Used as a non-prime calibration alongside the broader apartment-market source; it supports the existing Rp4.2m model midpoint without forcing a change.", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Q3 2026 market trend shows about Rp4.17m/month with median listed area about 34 m². Used as a non-prime calibration alongside the broader apartment-market source; it supports the existing Rp4.2m model midpoint without forcing a change.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT" }, { "source_id": "jakarta_apartment_market_q2_2026_colliers", "city": "Jakarta", "role": "rent_market_context", "publisher": "Colliers Indonesia", "title": "Jakarta Apartment Market Report Q2 2026", "url": "https://www.colliers.com/en-id/research/jakarta-apartment-market-report-q2-2026", "observation_period": "2026-Q2", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Jakarta apartment market", "source_type": "market_research", "geography_match": "city_market_context", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "colliers_indonesia", "upstream_dataset": "Jakarta Apartment Market Report Q2 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "evidence_note": "Current market-context check only. The report covers the broader apartment market and selling-price conditions, so it is not used as a direct monthly-rent observation.", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Current market-context check only. The report covers the broader apartment market and selling-price conditions, so it is not used as a direct monthly-rent observation.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT" }, { "source_id": "seoul_regional_income_expenditure_kosis", "city": "Seoul", "role": "household_calibration", "publisher": "Seoul Data Hub / KOSIS", "title": "Seoul per-capita regional income and expenditure statistics", "url": "https://data.seoul.go.kr/bsp/wgs/economics/economics01.do", "observation_period": "annual series current at 2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Seoul", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "kosis_seoul_regional_accounts", "upstream_dataset": "KOSIS Seoul regional income and expenditure statistics", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "evidence_note": "City-level annual calibration for private consumption/disposable-income context; not a substitute for the one-person household expenditure breakdown.", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "City-level annual calibration for private consumption/disposable-income context; not a substitute for the one-person household expenditure breakdown.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT" }, { "source_id": "seoul_current_consumer_spend_kcb", "city": "Seoul", "role": "household_calibration", "publisher": "Seoul Data Hub / KCB", "title": "Average income, consumption and loans of Seoul residents", "url": "https://data.seoul.go.kr/bsp/wgs/economics/economics36.do", "observation_period": "2026 monthly series", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Seoul and 25 districts", "source_type": "city_data_hub", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "kcb_seoul", "upstream_dataset": "KCB Seoul resident income/consumption series", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "evidence_note": "Used as a current city-level consumption calibration; the production basket still relies on the official household expenditure framework for category definitions.", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Used as a current city-level consumption calibration; the production basket still relies on the official household expenditure framework for category definitions.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT" }, { "source_id": "paris_private_renter_burden_2026", "city": "Paris", "role": "housing_calibration", "publisher": "INSEE Île-de-France / OLAP", "title": "Paris private renters — rent burden analysis", "url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8985288", "observation_period": "published 2026-05; underlying renter data 2022", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Paris", "source_type": "official_research", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "olap", "upstream_dataset": "INSEE/OLAP Paris private renter analysis", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "evidence_note": "Supports the solo-renter housing definition: studios/2-room units and people living alone are prominent in the private rental stock. Counted in the same OLAP independence cluster as the main Paris rent source.", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Supports the solo-renter housing definition: studios/2-room units and people living alone are prominent in the private rental stock. Counted in the same OLAP independence cluster as the main Paris rent source.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT" }, { "source_id": "paris_energy_vulnerability_idf_2026", "city": "Paris", "role": "utilities_calibration", "publisher": "INSEE Île-de-France", "title": "Île-de-France household energy vulnerability analysis", "url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8744988", "observation_period": "published 2026-02; modelled household data 2021", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Île-de-France with Paris context", "source_type": "official_research", "geography_match": "regional", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 1, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "insee", "upstream_dataset": "INSEE Île-de-France household energy vulnerability", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "evidence_note": "Regional household-energy context; used only as a utilities reasonableness check because underlying expenditure modelling is older.", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed during 2026-09-23 external source audit.", "observation_summary": "Regional household-energy context; used only as a utilities reasonableness check because underlying expenditure modelling is older.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT" }, { "source_id": "seoul_rent_size_validation_2026", "city": "Seoul", "role": "rent_size_calibration", "publisher": "KoreaHomeGuide / MOLIT", "title": "Sillim-dong officetel rents by floor area — official reported rental transactions", "url": "https://koreahomeguide.com/seoul/gwanak-gu/sillim-dong/officetel/", "observation_period": "through 2026-08", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul", "source_type": "secondary_with_primary_underlying", "geography_match": "city_submarket", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "molit_seoul_rental_transactions", "upstream_dataset": "MOLIT official reported rental transactions", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct live reopen confirmed 2026-09-23; page states official MOLIT data through Aug 2026.", "evidence_note": "Size-banded completed contracts directly overlap the CLC 35–55 m² target. Deposit structures vary, so this is a size/level calibration rather than a single typical-rent claim.", "observation_summary": "Official MOLIT-derived Sillim-dong officetel contracts, six-month rolling view through Aug 2026, grouped by floor area and deposit band.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "median_monthly_rent", "value": 560000, "unit": "KRW/month", "definition": "around 35 m²; median observed size 35.6 m²; median deposit ₩135m", "period": "through 2026-08", "sample_contracts": 10 }, { "metric": "median_monthly_rent", "value": 1800000, "unit": "KRW/month", "definition": "around 40 m²; median observed size 40.6 m²; median deposit ₩10m", "period": "through 2026-08", "sample_contracts": 10 }, { "metric": "median_monthly_rent", "value": 1050000, "unit": "KRW/month", "definition": "around 45 m²; median observed size 43.7 m²; median deposit ₩20m", "period": "through 2026-08", "sample_contracts": 8 } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_VALUES" }, { "source_id": "dubai_hies_2014_2015_per_capita", "city": "Dubai", "role": "household_baseline", "publisher": "Dubai Statistics Center", "title": "Annual Average Expenditure and Consumption Per-Capita by Expenditure Divisions — HIES 2014/2015", "url": "https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Report/T%2002.pdf", "observation_period": "2014 (HIES 2014/2015)", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Dubai; non-Emirati household column used as context", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 0, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "dubai_hies_2014_2015", "upstream_dataset": "Dubai Household Expenditure and Income Survey 2014/2015", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact Dubai Statistics Center HIES table and title reconfirmed in current search indexing on 2026-09-23.", "evidence_note": "Official absolute per-capita expenditure baseline. It is old, so it cannot carry a current Dubai budget by itself; current CPI and grocery-price evidence are calibration layers only.", "observation_summary": "Official Dubai HIES 2014/2015 annual per-capita expenditure table, including a non-Emirati household column.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "food_beverages_cash", "value": 6648, "unit": "AED/person/year", "definition": "non-Emirati households", "period": "2014" }, { "metric": "furnishings_household_maintenance", "value": 1418, "unit": "AED/person/year", "definition": "non-Emirati households", "period": "2014" }, { "metric": "communication", "value": 2693, "unit": "AED/person/year", "definition": "non-Emirati households", "period": "2014" }, { "metric": "restaurants_hotels", "value": 2349, "unit": "AED/person/year", "definition": "non-Emirati households", "period": "2014" }, { "metric": "total_annual_cash_consumption_expenditure", "value": 56967, "unit": "AED/person/year", "definition": "non-Emirati households; excludes imputed rent per source note", "period": "2014" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_VALUES" }, { "source_id": "dubai_essential_goods_2026", "city": "Dubai", "role": "grocery_calibration", "publisher": "UAE Ministry of Economy & Tourism", "title": "Essential Goods Prices Platform — current retail price monitoring", "url": "https://www.moet.gov.ae/en/web/guest/essential-goods-prices-platform", "observation_period": "2026-08/09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "UAE retail outlets including Dubai", "source_type": "official_market_monitor", "geography_match": "national_with_dubai_outlets", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "uae_moet_essential_goods", "upstream_dataset": "UAE Essential Goods Prices Platform", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Live platform and September 2026 price-monitoring release confirmed during the V5.5 hardening pass.", "evidence_note": "Current item-level grocery calibration. It does not define a full monthly household basket by itself.", "observation_summary": "Official current retail monitoring across essential grocery categories and UAE retailers, including Dubai locations.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "basmati_rice_1kg_average", "value": 16.62, "unit": "AED", "period": "2026-08" }, { "metric": "fresh_milk_1l_average", "value": 9.46, "unit": "AED", "period": "2026-08" }, { "metric": "brown_eggs_30_average", "value": 23.05, "unit": "AED", "period": "2026-08" }, { "metric": "white_eggs_30_average", "value": 22.97, "unit": "AED", "period": "2026-08" }, { "metric": "fresh_whole_chicken_1kg_average", "value": 22.97, "unit": "AED", "period": "2026-08" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_VALUES" }, { "source_id": "dubai_hies_2024_completion", "city": "Dubai", "role": "household_survey_status", "publisher": "Emirates News Agency / Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment", "title": "Dubai Data and Statistics completes Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2024", "url": "https://www.wam.ae/en/article/bid42hv-dubai-data-and-statistics-completes-household", "observation_period": "survey completed 2025-02-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Dubai", "source_type": "official_news_release", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "dubai_hies_2024", "upstream_dataset": "Dubai Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2024", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Live WAM release reopened 2026-09-23.", "evidence_note": "Confirms the 2024 survey was completed with 5,000 participating families/related household groups and covers spending patterns; published result tables were not linked in this build, so it is not used to set current component amounts.", "observation_summary": "Survey completion/status evidence only; not a numeric production input.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "survey_participants", "value": 5000, "unit": "families/related household groups", "period": "2024 survey" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_VALUES" }, { "source_id": "vancouver_household", "city": "Vancouver", "role": "household", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Survey of Household Spending, 2023 — updated weights", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260918/dq260918a-eng.htm", "observation_period": "2023; weights updated 2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Canada / British Columbia and household-type tables", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province_and_household_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "vancouver_household", "upstream_dataset": "Survey of Household Spending, 2023 — updated weights", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Updated 2023 SHS supports Canadian one-person and provincial consumption calibration; used for non-rent components.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Canadian average household spending", "value": 76750, "unit": "CAD/year", "period": "2023" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "vancouver_rent", "city": "Vancouver", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Quarterly asking rent statistics", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/4610009201", "observation_period": "2025-Q4 / 2026-Q2", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Vancouver CMA", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "vancouver_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Quarterly asking rent statistics", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official asking-rent series provides current Vancouver rental-market calibration for apartment size bands.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "1-bedroom asking rent reference", "value": 2320, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "2025-Q4" }, { "metric": "2-bedroom asking rent reference", "value": 3030, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "2026-Q2" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "vancouver_transit", "city": "Vancouver", "role": "transit", "publisher": "TransLink", "title": "Transit fares and fare zones", "url": "https://www.translink.ca/transit-fares/pricing-and-fare-zones", "observation_period": "effective 2026-07/09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Metro Vancouver", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "vancouver_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Transit fares and fare zones", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current adult fare products used to calibrate a one-zone monthly transit benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "adult single fare", "low": 2.85, "mode": 2.85, "high": 3.5, "unit": "CAD/trip", "period": "2026" }, { "metric": "adult one-zone monthly pass", "value": 117.2, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "2026-07" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "montreal_household", "city": "Montréal", "role": "household", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Survey of Household Spending, 2023 — updated weights", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260918/dq260918a-eng.htm", "observation_period": "2023; weights updated 2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Canada / Quebec and household-type tables", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province_and_household_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "statscan_shs_2023", "upstream_dataset": "Survey of Household Spending, 2023 — updated weights", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Updated 2023 SHS supports Canadian one-person and Quebec consumption calibration.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Canadian average household spending", "value": 76750, "unit": "CAD/year", "period": "2023" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "montreal_rent", "city": "Montréal", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Quarterly asking rent statistics", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/4610009201", "observation_period": "2025-Q4 / 2026-Q2", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Montréal CMA", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "montreal_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Quarterly asking rent statistics", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official asking-rent series provides Montréal rental-market calibration.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "1-bedroom asking rent reference", "value": 1550, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "2025-Q4" }, { "metric": "2-bedroom asking rent reference", "value": 1820, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "2026-Q2" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "montreal_transit", "city": "Montréal", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Société de transport de Montréal", "title": "Fare schedule", "url": "https://stm.info/sites/default/files/pdf/en/tarifs.pdf", "observation_period": "effective 2026-07/09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Montréal Zone A", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "montreal_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Fare schedule", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current STM/ARTM fare schedule supports the monthly transit benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "adult single fare", "low": 3.75, "mode": 3.75, "high": 3.75, "unit": "CAD/trip", "period": "2026" }, { "metric": "adult Monthly All Modes A", "value": 110.0, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "effective 2026-07-01" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "chicago_household", "city": "Chicago", "role": "household", "publisher": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "title": "Consumer Expenditures in the Chicago Metropolitan Area — 2023–24", "url": "https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/news-release/consumerexpenditures_chicago.htm", "observation_period": "2023-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "chicago_household", "upstream_dataset": "Consumer Expenditures in the Chicago Metropolitan Area — 2023–24", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "BLS metropolitan consumer expenditure data anchors food, utilities and household-category shares.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "average annual household expenditures", "value": 85415, "unit": "USD/year" }, { "metric": "food share", "value": 13.7, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "chicago_rent", "city": "Chicago", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Apartment List", "title": "Chicago rent report", "url": "https://www.apartmentlist.com/rent-report/il/chicago", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Chicago", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "chicago_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Chicago rent report", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Large-market current rent index supplies one-bedroom asking-rent benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "1-bedroom rent reference", "value": 1759, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026-09" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "chicago_transit", "city": "Chicago", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Chicago Transit Authority", "title": "Fare information", "url": "https://www.transitchicago.com/fares/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Chicago", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "chicago_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Fare information", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "CTA fare schedule supports regular-transit monthly benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "30-day pass", "value": 75, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "berlin_household", "city": "Berlin", "role": "household", "publisher": "Destatis", "title": "Private consumption expenditure by household size", "url": "https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Society-Environment/Income-Consumption-Living-Conditions/Consumption-Expenditure/Tables/liste-size-household.html", "observation_period": "2023; table updated 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Germany / one-person households", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_household_type", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "berlin_household", "upstream_dataset": "Private consumption expenditure by household size", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Official one-person household expenditure table provides direct category calibration.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "one-person private consumption", "value": 1918, "unit": "EUR/month" }, { "metric": "food", "value": 254, "unit": "EUR/month" }, { "metric": "housing/energy", "value": 817, "unit": "EUR/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "berlin_rent", "city": "Berlin", "role": "rent", "publisher": "State of Berlin", "title": "Berlin Mietspiegel 2026", "url": "https://www.berlin.de/sen/stadt/presse/pressemeldungen/pressemitteilung.1674998.php", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Berlin", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "berlin_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Berlin Mietspiegel 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official rent index anchors Berlin rent levels; the CLC range widens for current-market/new-lease mismatch.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Mietspiegel median net cold rent", "value": 7.71, "unit": "EUR/m2/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "berlin_transit", "city": "Berlin", "role": "transit", "publisher": "BVG", "title": "Deutschlandticket", "url": "https://www.bvg.de/en/subscriptions-and-tickets/subscriptions/deutschlandticket", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Berlin / Germany", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "berlin_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Deutschlandticket", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Current Deutschlandticket price used as the regular monthly transit benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Deutschlandticket", "value": 63, "unit": "EUR/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "madrid_household", "city": "Madrid", "role": "household", "publisher": "INE Spain", "title": "Household Budget Survey 2025", "url": "https://www.ine.es/dyngs/Prensa/en/EPF2025.htm", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Comunidad de Madrid", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "region", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "madrid_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household Budget Survey 2025", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official HBS per-person expenditure for Madrid region calibrates the non-rent components.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "mean expenditure per person", "value": 16124, "unit": "EUR/year", "period": "2025" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "madrid_rent", "city": "Madrid", "role": "rent", "publisher": "idealista", "title": "Madrid rental price report", "url": "https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/alquiler/comunidad-de-madrid/madrid-provincia/madrid/", "observation_period": "2026-08", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Madrid", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "madrid_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Madrid rental price report", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Current asking-rent index supplies city and outer-district euro-per-square-metre references.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "city asking rent", "value": 23.3, "unit": "EUR/m2/month", "period": "2026-08" }, { "metric": "outer district example", "value": 17.2, "unit": "EUR/m2/month", "period": "2026-08" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "madrid_transit", "city": "Madrid", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid", "title": "Abono 30 días", "url": "https://www.crtm.es/billetes-y-tarifas/buscador/abono-30-dias/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Madrid Zone A", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "madrid_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Abono 30 días", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "2026 discounted Zone A 30-day pass is the monthly transit anchor.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Zone A normal 30-day pass", "value": 32.7, "unit": "EUR/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "rome_household", "city": "Rome", "role": "household", "publisher": "Istat", "title": "Household consumption expenditure — 2024", "url": "https://www.istat.it/comunicato-stampa/spese-per-consumi-delle-famiglie-anno-2024/", "observation_period": "2024", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Italy / Central Italy proxy", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_regional_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "rome_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household consumption expenditure — 2024", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official Italian household spending survey provides category-level calibration; geography mismatch prevents high confidence.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "average monthly household consumption", "value": 2755, "unit": "EUR/month", "period": "2024" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "rome_rent", "city": "Rome", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Immobiliare.it", "title": "Rome residential rental market", "url": "https://www.immobiliare.it/en/mercato-immobiliare/lazio/roma/", "observation_period": "2026-08", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Rome", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "rome_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Rome residential rental market", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current city and outer-area asking-rent per-square-metre data support the one-bedroom normalization.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Rome average asking rent", "value": 19.31, "unit": "EUR/m2/month", "period": "2026-08" }, { "metric": "lower-cost outskirts reference", "value": 10.72, "unit": "EUR/m2/month", "period": "2026-08" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "rome_transit", "city": "Rome", "role": "transit", "publisher": "ATAC Roma", "title": "Monthly personal pass Roma", "url": "https://www.atac.roma.it/en/tickets-and-passes/monthly-roma", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Rome", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "rome_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly personal pass Roma", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official monthly unlimited Rome pass.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "monthly personal pass", "value": 35, "unit": "EUR/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "amsterdam_household", "city": "Amsterdam", "role": "household", "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)", "title": "Household consumption statistics", "url": "https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/figures/detail/82608eng", "observation_period": "2024 / current trend checks", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Netherlands", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "amsterdam_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household consumption statistics", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official household consumption series is used as a national calibration; the city record retains conservative uncertainty.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "amsterdam_rent", "city": "Amsterdam", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Pararius", "title": "Netherlands rental market report — Amsterdam", "url": "https://www.pararius.com/news/sell-off-of-rental-homes-in-the-netherlands-spread", "observation_period": "2026-Q2", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Amsterdam", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "amsterdam_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Netherlands rental market report — Amsterdam", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current new-tenant Amsterdam free-sector rent per square metre supports the target apartment normalization.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Amsterdam new-tenant rent", "value": 28.69, "unit": "EUR/m2/month", "period": "2026-Q2" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "amsterdam_transit", "city": "Amsterdam", "role": "transit", "publisher": "GVB", "title": "GVB Vrij monthly pass rates", "url": "https://www.gvb.nl/en/prices", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Amsterdam", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "amsterdam_transit", "upstream_dataset": "GVB Vrij monthly pass rates", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Official 2026 unlimited GVB monthly pass.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "GVB Vrij 1 month adult", "value": 129, "unit": "EUR/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "lisbon_household", "city": "Lisbon", "role": "household", "publisher": "Statistics Portugal (INE)", "title": "Household expenditure survey summary", "url": "https://www.ine.pt/ine_novidades/semin/INEWS60/78-79/", "observation_period": "2022-23", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Lisbon metropolitan area", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "lisbon_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household expenditure survey summary", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official household budget survey provides Lisbon metro expenditure level and category shares.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Lisbon metro annual household expenditure", "value": 26891, "unit": "EUR/year", "period": "2022-23" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "lisbon_rent", "city": "Lisbon", "role": "rent", "publisher": "idealista Portugal", "title": "Lisbon rental price report", "url": "https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/arrendamento/lisboa-provincias/lisboa/historico/", "observation_period": "2026-08", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Lisbon", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "lisbon_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Lisbon rental price report", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current Lisbon asking rent per square metre supports the target 1BR normalization.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Lisbon city asking rent", "value": 24.5, "unit": "EUR/m2/month", "period": "2026-08" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "lisbon_transit", "city": "Lisbon", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Navegante", "title": "Navegante passes and fares", "url": "https://www.navegante.pt/viajar/titulos-e-tarifas", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Lisbon metropolitan area", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "lisbon_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Navegante passes and fares", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Metropolitan monthly Navegante pass is used for the transit benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "metropolitan monthly pass", "value": 40, "unit": "EUR/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "dublin_household", "city": "Dublin", "role": "household", "publisher": "Central Statistics Office Ireland", "title": "Household Budget Survey 2022–2023 — results and analysis", "url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-hbs/householdbudgetsurvey2022-2023/resultsandanalysis/", "observation_period": "2022-23", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Ireland / single-adult household", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_household_type", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "dublin_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household Budget Survey 2022–2023 — results and analysis", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official single-adult HBS directly supports food, fuel/light, housing and other category calibration.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "1 adult total expenditure", "value": 495.18, "unit": "EUR/week" }, { "metric": "1 adult food", "value": 71.3, "unit": "EUR/week" }, { "metric": "1 adult fuel and light", "value": 44.06, "unit": "EUR/week" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "dublin_rent", "city": "Dublin", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Daft.ie / market reporting", "title": "Daft rental market report — Dublin", "url": "https://www.daft.ie/report", "observation_period": "2026-Q2", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Dublin", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "dublin_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Daft rental market report — Dublin", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current Dublin rental report supplies apartment-market calibration; one-bedroom normalization remains explicit.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Dublin 2-bedroom market reference", "value": 2634, "unit": "EUR/month", "period": "2026-Q2" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "dublin_transit", "city": "Dublin", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Transport for Ireland", "title": "Leap Card fare capping — Zone 1 Dublin", "url": "https://www.transportforireland.ie/fares/leap-card/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Dublin Zone 1", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "dublin_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Leap Card fare capping — Zone 1 Dublin", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official weekly cap is normalized to a monthly regular-usage benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "adult weekly cap", "value": 24, "unit": "EUR/week", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "zurich_household", "city": "Zurich", "role": "household", "publisher": "Swiss Federal Statistical Office", "title": "Household Budget Survey", "url": "https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/economic-social-situation-population/income-consumption-wealth/household-budget.html", "observation_period": "latest available", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Switzerland", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "zurich_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household Budget Survey", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official household budget evidence supplies Swiss category calibration; city-specific rent and transport are separate.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "zurich_rent", "city": "Zurich", "role": "rent", "publisher": "City of Zurich Statistics", "title": "Rent prices 2024 in the City of Zurich", "url": "https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/artikel/de/statistik-und-daten/mietpreise-2024-in-der-stadt-zuerich.html", "observation_period": "2024", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Zurich", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "zurich_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Rent prices 2024 in the City of Zurich", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official rent survey provides 2-room median and quartiles; gross costs are reported as 10–15% above net.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "2-room median net rent", "value": 1424, "unit": "CHF/month", "period": "2024" }, { "metric": "2-room 25th percentile", "value": 1095, "unit": "CHF/month" }, { "metric": "2-room 75th percentile", "value": 1836, "unit": "CHF/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "zurich_transit", "city": "Zurich", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)", "title": "Current monthly-pass fare reference", "url": "https://www.zvv.ch/en/travelcards-and-tickets/travelcards/networkpass.html", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Zurich", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "zurich_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Current monthly-pass fare reference", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "ZVV monthly NetworkPass price supports the transit benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "adult monthly 1–2 zones reference", "value": 88, "unit": "CHF/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "melbourne_household", "city": "Melbourne", "role": "household", "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "title": "Monthly Household Spending Indicator — Victoria", "url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/jul-2026", "observation_period": "2026-07", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Victoria", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "state_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "melbourne_household", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly Household Spending Indicator — Victoria", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current state household-spending categories calibrate movement/freshness; absolute component anchors remain normalized research estimates.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "melbourne_rent", "city": "Melbourne", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Domain", "title": "Rental Report", "url": "https://www.domain.com.au/research/rental-report/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Melbourne", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "melbourne_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Rental Report", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current Melbourne rental-market report supports apartment rent calibration.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "melbourne_transit", "city": "Melbourne", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Public Transport Victoria", "title": "Metropolitan fares", "url": "https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/fares/metropolitan-fares/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Melbourne Zones 1+2", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "melbourne_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Metropolitan fares", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official 28–365 day Myki Pass daily rate supports monthly benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Zone 1+2 daily rate for 28–365 day pass", "value": 6.6, "unit": "AUD/day", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "bangkok_household", "city": "Bangkok", "role": "household", "publisher": "National Statistical Office Thailand", "title": "Household Socio-Economic Survey 2024", "url": "https://www.nso.go.th/nsoweb/storage/survey_detail/2026/20260128091234_49296.pdf", "observation_period": "2024", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Greater Bangkok", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "bangkok_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household Socio-Economic Survey 2024", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official household socioeconomic survey supplies Greater Bangkok expenditure level.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Greater Bangkok mean monthly household expenditure", "value": 30464, "unit": "THB/month", "period": "2024" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "bangkok_rent", "city": "Bangkok", "role": "rent", "publisher": "CBRE", "title": "Bangkok residential market figures / outlook", "url": "https://www.cbre.com/insights/figures/bangkok-overall-figures-q1-2026", "observation_period": "2026-Q1", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Bangkok", "source_type": "market_research", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "bangkok_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Bangkok residential market figures / outlook", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current Bangkok residential market research provides market context; target 1BR rent is conservatively normalized with wide uncertainty.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "bangkok_transit", "city": "Bangkok", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Bangkok Expressway and Metro", "title": "MRT fare calculator", "url": "https://metro.bemplc.co.th/Fare-Calculation?lang=en", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Bangkok MRT", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "bangkok_transit", "upstream_dataset": "MRT fare calculator", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official MRT fare calculator supports the normalized 44-trip monthly usage model.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "representative adult trip", "value": 44, "unit": "THB/trip", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "kuala_lumpur_household", "city": "Kuala Lumpur", "role": "household", "publisher": "Department of Statistics Malaysia", "title": "Household Expenditure Survey 2024 — W.P. Kuala Lumpur", "url": "https://www.dosm.gov.my/uploads/release-content/file_20260312093411.pdf", "observation_period": "2024", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "W.P. Kuala Lumpur", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "kuala_lumpur_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household Expenditure Survey 2024 — W.P. Kuala Lumpur", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official city-level household expenditure categories provide strong local calibration.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "mean monthly household expenditure", "value": 8178, "unit": "MYR/month" }, { "metric": "food and beverages", "value": 976, "unit": "MYR/month" }, { "metric": "housing utilities fuels", "value": 2497, "unit": "MYR/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "kuala_lumpur_rent", "city": "Kuala Lumpur", "role": "rent", "publisher": "PropertyGuru Malaysia", "title": "Current 1-bedroom apartments for rent in Kuala Lumpur", "url": "https://www.propertyguru.com.my/apartment-for-rent/in-kuala-lumpur-58jok/with-1-bedroom", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Kuala Lumpur", "source_type": "market_listings", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "kuala_lumpur_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Current 1-bedroom apartments for rent in Kuala Lumpur", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current 1-bedroom listings across transit-connected Kuala Lumpur submarkets support the rental anchor.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "listing examples", "value": "2600–4100", "unit": "MYR/month", "period": "2026-09" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "kuala_lumpur_transit", "city": "Kuala Lumpur", "role": "transit", "publisher": "MyRapid", "title": "My50 Unlimited Travel Pass", "url": "https://myrapid.com.my/our-products/my50/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Klang Valley", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "kuala_lumpur_transit", "upstream_dataset": "My50 Unlimited Travel Pass", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "My50 is RM50 for 30 days for eligible Malaysian residents; model retains this as the public-transit benchmark for the local-resident persona.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "My50", "value": 50, "unit": "MYR/30 days", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "taipei_household", "city": "Taipei", "role": "household", "publisher": "Taipei City Government Open Data", "title": "Household consumption expenditure statistics", "url": "https://data.taipei/dataset/detail?id=3624ae7b-53e7-49ce-8c3f-11ba4e1bfba6", "observation_period": "2024", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Taipei City", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "taipei_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household consumption expenditure statistics", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "City open-data household consumption tables calibrate non-rent categories.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "taipei_rent", "city": "Taipei", "role": "rent", "publisher": "591 Housing", "title": "Taipei rental market — one-room/one-bedroom reference", "url": "https://rent.591.com.tw/market/region?community_id=0®ion_id=1§ion_id=38", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Taipei", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "taipei_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Taipei rental market — one-room/one-bedroom reference", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current large listing-market median supports the rent anchor, widened for target unit size.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "1-room median reference", "value": 19800, "unit": "TWD/month", "period": "2026-09" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "taipei_transit", "city": "Taipei", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation", "title": "TPASS / Megacity Pass information", "url": "https://english.metro.taipei/cp.aspx?n=BECC2E7AC426F659&s=6A0905D6BC726B97", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Taipei/New Taipei/Keelung/Taoyuan", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "taipei_transit", "upstream_dataset": "TPASS / Megacity Pass information", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official monthly metropolitan pass used as transit anchor.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "monthly pass", "value": 1200, "unit": "TWD/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "manila_household", "city": "Manila", "role": "household", "publisher": "Philippine Statistics Authority", "title": "2025 Family Income and Expenditure Survey — NCR/HUC preliminary results", "url": "https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/income-expenditure/fies/node/1684084086", "observation_period": "2025 preliminary (released 2026-08-26)", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-28", "geography": "National Capital Region; HUC tables available", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "region_family_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "manila_household", "upstream_dataset": "2023 Family Income and Expenditure Survey", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "PSA 2025 FIES release reopened 2026-09-28. It publishes NCR and HUC family income/expenditure results, but it is not a one-person renter survey.", "observation_summary": "Current official 2025 FIES evidence: NCR average annual family expenditure and expenditure-group shares are useful calibration context, but family/HUC evidence does not directly measure the published solo-renter persona.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "NCR average annual family expenditure", "value": 460500, "unit": "PHP/year", "period": "2025 preliminary" }, { "metric": "NCR housing/water/electricity/gas/other fuels share", "value": 27.3, "unit": "percent of annual family expenditure", "period": "2025 preliminary" }, { "metric": "NCR food and non-alcoholic beverages share", "value": 25.7, "unit": "percent of annual family expenditure", "period": "2025 preliminary" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "manila_rent", "city": "Manila", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Lamudi Philippines", "title": "Metro Manila apartments for rent", "url": "https://www.lamudi.com.ph/rent/metro-manila/apartment/", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Metro Manila", "source_type": "market_listings", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 1, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "manila_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Metro Manila apartments for rent", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Current listing-market evidence provides a wide Metro Manila one-bedroom reference; source thinness keeps rent confidence Low.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "manila_transit", "city": "Manila", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Light Rail Transit Authority", "title": "Tickets and fares", "url": "https://www.lrta.gov.ph/tickets-and-fares/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Metro Manila LRT", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "manila_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Tickets and fares", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official LRT fare structure supports normalized regular transit usage.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "hcmc_household", "city": "Ho Chi Minh City", "role": "household", "publisher": "National Statistics Office Vietnam", "title": "Results of the Viet Nam Household Living Standards Survey 2024", "url": "https://www.nso.gov.vn/en/data-and-statistics/2026/03/results-of-the-viet-nam-household-living-standards-survey-2024/", "observation_period": "2024 (published 2026-03-31)", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-28", "geography": "Vietnam; expenditure representative nationally, urban/rural and six socioeconomic regions", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_urban_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "hcmc_household", "upstream_dataset": "Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2024 — press release", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Official 2024 VHLSS results reopened 2026-09-28. NSO states expenditure is representative nationally, urban/rural and for six socioeconomic regions, not at province/city level.", "observation_summary": "Official 2024 living-standards expenditure is current and useful as an urban/regional proxy, but it cannot be described as HCMC-specific expenditure evidence.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "urban per-capita monthly expenditure", "value": 3768000, "unit": "VND/person/month", "period": "2024" }, { "metric": "national per-capita monthly expenditure", "value": 2977000, "unit": "VND/person/month", "period": "2024" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "hcmc_rent", "city": "Ho Chi Minh City", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Batdongsan.com.vn", "title": "Ho Chi Minh City apartments for rent", "url": "https://batdongsan.com.vn/cho-thue-can-ho-chung-cu-ho-chi-minh", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Ho Chi Minh City", "source_type": "market_listings", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 1, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "hcmc_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Ho Chi Minh City apartments for rent", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Large local listing portal used for current apartment-rent calibration; target 1BR normalization remains conservative.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "hcmc_transit", "city": "Ho Chi Minh City", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Ho Chi Minh City Metro information", "title": "Metro Line 1 ticket and pass information", "url": "https://hochiminhcitymetro.com/tickets/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Ho Chi Minh City", "source_type": "secondary", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 1, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "hcmc_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Metro Line 1 ticket and pass information", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current Metro fare/pass information supports the low car-free public-transport benchmark; network coverage is still limited.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "monthly pass reference", "value": 300000, "unit": "VND/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "bengaluru_household", "city": "Bengaluru", "role": "household", "publisher": "Government of India / MoSPI", "title": "HCES 2023–24 — Karnataka urban MPCE", "url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=2097601&lang=2®=3", "observation_period": "2023-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Karnataka urban", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "state_urban_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "bengaluru_household", "upstream_dataset": "HCES 2023–24 — Karnataka urban MPCE", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official state urban monthly per-capita consumption expenditure supports one-adult non-rent calibration.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Karnataka urban MPCE", "value": 8076, "unit": "INR/month", "period": "2023-24" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "bengaluru_rent", "city": "Bengaluru", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Magicbricks", "title": "Current 1 BHK flats for rent in Bangalore", "url": "https://www.magicbricks.com/1-bhk-flats-for-rent-in-bangalore-pppfr", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Bengaluru", "source_type": "market_listings", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "bengaluru_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Current 1 BHK flats for rent in Bangalore", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Large current listing set shows 1BHK examples across transit-connected districts and supports the normalized rent anchor.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "current listing examples", "value": "12600–27000", "unit": "INR/month", "period": "2026-09" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "bengaluru_transit", "city": "Bengaluru", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation", "title": "Namma Metro travel and fare information", "url": "https://english.bmrc.co.in/travel-info/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Bengaluru", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "bengaluru_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Namma Metro travel and fare information", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Official metro fare information underpins a 44-trip normalized monthly transit estimate.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "riyadh_household", "city": "Riyadh", "role": "household", "publisher": "General Authority for Statistics Saudi Arabia", "title": "Household Income and Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023", "url": "https://www.stats.gov.sa/documents/20117/0/Household%2BIncome%2Band%2BConsumption%2BExpenditure%2BSurvey23%2BEN.pdf/c289343c-4af7-7f49-a8c5-9d8c56a91586?t=1740660442317", "observation_period": "2023", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Saudi Arabia / per-capita", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "riyadh_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household Income and Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Official per-capita consumption survey provides a national anchor; city-specific decomposition remains thin, so Riyadh is provisional.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "average per-capita monthly consumption expenditure", "value": 2939, "unit": "SAR/month", "period": "2023" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "riyadh_rent", "city": "Riyadh", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Bayut Saudi Arabia", "title": "Apartments for rent in Riyadh", "url": "https://www.bayut.sa/en/to-rent/apartments/riyadh/", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Riyadh", "source_type": "market_listings", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 1, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "riyadh_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Apartments for rent in Riyadh", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current asking-rent listings calibrate the one-bedroom anchor; listing mix and lease conventions require a wide band.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "riyadh_transit", "city": "Riyadh", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Royal Commission for Riyadh City", "title": "Riyadh Public Transport", "url": "https://www.rcrc.gov.sa/en/projects/king-abdulaziz-project-for-riyadh-public-transport/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Riyadh", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "riyadh_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Riyadh Public Transport", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Official public-transport system reference supports the monthly-pass/regular-usage benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "30-day regular-use planning anchor", "value": 140, "unit": "SAR/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "doha_household", "city": "Doha", "role": "household", "publisher": "Planning and Statistics Authority Qatar", "title": "Qatar Social Statistics — household expenditure", "url": "https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/GenrealSocialStatistics/QatarSocialStatistics/Qatar_Social_Statistics_2009_2018_En.pdf", "observation_period": "2018", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Qatar / non-Qatari households", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_household_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 0, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "doha_household", "upstream_dataset": "Qatar Social Statistics — household expenditure", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Official household expenditure survey evidence is old; this intentionally forces provisional treatment.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "non-Qatari average monthly household spending", "value": 16100, "unit": "QAR/month", "period": "2018" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "doha_rent", "city": "Doha", "role": "rent", "publisher": "ValuStrat", "title": "Qatar housing rents — Q2 2026", "url": "https://valustrat.com/pages/qatar-housing-rents-stabilise-mortgage-activity-surges-q2-2026-zawya", "observation_period": "2026-Q2", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Qatar / Doha-heavy apartment market", "source_type": "market_research", "geography_match": "national_city_weighted", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "doha_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Qatar housing rents — Q2 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current market report shows average apartment lease rates and Doha transaction dominance.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "average apartment lease", "value": 5600, "unit": "QAR/month", "period": "2026-Q2" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "doha_transit", "city": "Doha", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Qatar Rail", "title": "Doha Metro and Lusail Tram 30-Day metropass", "url": "https://www.qr.com.qa/media/banners/FAQs_30-Day_metropass_99_promotion_EN.pdf", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Doha", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "doha_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Doha Metro and Lusail Tram 30-Day metropass", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Official 30-day unlimited metro/tram pass.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "30-day metropass", "value": 120, "unit": "QAR/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "buenos_aires_household", "city": "Buenos Aires", "role": "household", "publisher": "INDEC Argentina", "title": "National Household Expenditure Survey (ENGHo)", "url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/indec/web/Nivel3-Tema-4-45", "observation_period": "2017-18", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Argentina / Greater Buenos Aires tables", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro_old_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 0, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "buenos_aires_household", "upstream_dataset": "National Household Expenditure Survey (ENGHo)", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official household expenditure evidence is stale relative to current inflation, so Buenos Aires remains provisional.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "buenos_aires_rent", "city": "Buenos Aires", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Unitrank", "title": "Buenos Aires rental market report — September 2026", "url": "https://unitrank.com/en/ar/buenos-aires/market-report", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Buenos Aires", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "buenos_aires_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Buenos Aires rental market report — September 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current large-listing report supplies base-rent and all-in direct-rental context; CLC uses the base/unfurnished direction conservatively.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "direct furnished base rent", "value": 613, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026-09" }, { "metric": "direct all-in total", "value": 873, "unit": "USD/month", "period": "2026-09" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "buenos_aires_transit", "city": "Buenos Aires", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Buenos Aires City Government", "title": "Subte fares and passes", "url": "https://buenosaires.gob.ar/gcaba_historico/subte/tarifas-pases-y-abonos/tarifas", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Buenos Aires", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "buenos_aires_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Subte fares and passes", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official urban rail fares support normalized monthly usage.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "santiago_household", "city": "Santiago", "role": "household", "publisher": "INE Chile", "title": "Household Budget Survey — Santiago metropolitan capitals", "url": "https://www.ine.gob.cl/sala-de-prensa/prensa/general/noticia/2023/10/26/hogares-en-chile-gastan-m%C3%A1s-de-1-4-millones-de-pesos-en-promedio-al-mes-el-21-2-de-ese-monto-es-para-alimentaci%C3%B3n", "observation_period": "2021-22 / published 2023", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Santiago / regional capitals", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "santiago_household", "upstream_dataset": "Household Budget Survey — Santiago metropolitan capitals", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official household expenditure survey gives total and category shares for metropolitan households.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "average monthly household spending", "value": 1451000, "unit": "CLP/month" }, { "metric": "food share", "value": 21.2, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "santiago_rent", "city": "Santiago", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Portal Inmobiliario", "title": "Current one-bedroom rentals in Santiago", "url": "https://www.portalinmobiliario.com/arriendo/departamento/1-dormitorio/region-metropolitana", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Santiago / Metro region", "source_type": "market_listings", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "santiago_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Current one-bedroom rentals in Santiago", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Current one-bedroom listing evidence supports the non-prime rent anchor.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "representative listing band", "value": "320000–520000", "unit": "CLP/month", "period": "2026-09" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "santiago_transit", "city": "Santiago", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Red Movilidad", "title": "Current fares", "url": "https://www.red.cl/tarifas-y-recargas/conoce-las-tarifas/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Santiago", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "santiago_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Current fares", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official Red Movilidad fares support the normalized monthly transit model.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "bogota_household", "city": "Bogotá", "role": "household", "publisher": "DANE Colombia", "title": "National Household Budget Survey (ENPH)", "url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/index.php/estadisticas-por-tema/pobreza-y-condiciones-de-vida/encuesta-nacional-de-presupuestos-de-los-hogares-enph", "observation_period": "2016-17", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Bogotá / national household survey tables", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_old_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 0, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "bogota_household", "upstream_dataset": "National Household Budget Survey (ENPH)", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official expenditure survey is materially old; Bogotá remains provisional until newer city-level household-budget evidence is linked.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "bogota_rent", "city": "Bogotá", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Inmobirexos", "title": "Bogotá 2026 rental price guide", "url": "https://www.inmobirexos.com/guia/precios-canon-arriendo-bogota-2026", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Bogotá", "source_type": "market_research", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 1, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "bogota_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Bogotá 2026 rental price guide", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current local rental guide provides one-bedroom/submarket calibration; uncertainty remains wide.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "bogota_transit", "city": "Bogotá", "role": "transit", "publisher": "TransMilenio", "title": "System fares", "url": "https://www.transmilenio.gov.co/viaje-en-transmi/medios-de-pago/tarifas-del-sistema-transmilenio", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Bogotá", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "bogota_transit", "upstream_dataset": "System fares", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official system fare normalized to 44 trips per month.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "single fare", "value": 3550, "unit": "COP/trip", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "lima_household", "city": "Lima", "role": "household", "publisher": "INEI Peru", "title": "National Household Survey (ENAHO)", "url": "https://www.gob.pe/institucion/inei/campa%C3%B1as/8600-encuesta-nacional-de-hogares-enaho-2025", "observation_period": "2025 / 2026 field cycle", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Peru / Lima extraction pending", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "lima_household", "upstream_dataset": "National Household Survey (ENAHO)", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Official household survey framework is current but a persona-matched Lima extraction is not linked; Lima remains provisional.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "lima_rent", "city": "Lima", "role": "rent", "publisher": "Urbania", "title": "Urbania Index Lima — rental market", "url": "https://urbania.pe/blog/urbania-index-lima/alquiler/", "observation_period": "2025-26", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Lima", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "lima_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Urbania Index Lima — rental market", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Market index supplies Lima apartment rent calibration; smaller-unit adjustment is explicit.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "100m2 reference rent", "value": 3185, "unit": "PEN/month", "period": "late 2025" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "lima_transit", "city": "Lima", "role": "transit", "publisher": "Autoridad de Transporte Urbano para Lima y Callao", "title": "Public transport fare information", "url": "https://www.gob.pe/atu", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Lima and Callao", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "lima_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Public transport fare information", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "Official transport authority source supports a conservative normalized monthly public-transit benchmark.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "cape_town_household", "city": "Cape Town", "role": "household", "publisher": "Statistics South Africa", "title": "Income and Expenditure Survey — municipal results", "url": "https://www.statssa.gov.za/?p=17995", "observation_period": "2022-23 / published 2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "City of Cape Town", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "cape_town_household", "upstream_dataset": "Income and Expenditure Survey — municipal results", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official municipal household expenditure levels provide direct local calibration.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "average annual household expenditure", "value": 248539, "unit": "ZAR/year" }, { "metric": "median annual household expenditure", "value": 140523, "unit": "ZAR/year" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "cape_town_rent", "city": "Cape Town", "role": "rent", "publisher": "PayProp / market reporting", "title": "Western Cape rental index", "url": "https://www.payprop.com/za/rental-index", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Western Cape / Cape Town market", "source_type": "market_index", "geography_match": "province_city_proxy", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "cape_town_rent", "upstream_dataset": "Western Cape rental index", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current rental index supports Cape Town one-bedroom normalization with a city-market uncertainty band.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Western Cape average rent reference", "value": 12125, "unit": "ZAR/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "cape_town_transit", "city": "Cape Town", "role": "transit", "publisher": "MyCiTi", "title": "Fare adjustments 2026", "url": "https://www.myciti.org.za/en/contact/media-releases/fare-adjustments-2026/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Cape Town", "source_type": "official_operator", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "cape_town_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Fare adjustments 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official fare schedule supports the monthly regular-use benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "monthly pass reference", "value": 1500, "unit": "ZAR/month", "period": "2026" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "nairobi_household", "city": "Nairobi", "role": "household", "publisher": "Kenya National Bureau of Statistics", "title": "Kenya Continuous Household Survey / consumption microdata", "url": "https://statistics.knbs.or.ke/nada/index.php/catalog/131/study-description", "observation_period": "2022", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Kenya / urban household proxy", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_urban_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 1, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "nairobi_household", "upstream_dataset": "Kenya Continuous Household Survey / consumption microdata", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Official consumption microdata are useful but not a current persona-matched Nairobi table, so the city remains provisional.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "nairobi_rent", "city": "Nairobi", "role": "rent", "publisher": "BuyRentKenya", "title": "1-bedroom apartments for rent in Nairobi", "url": "https://www.buyrentkenya.com/flats-apartments-for-rent/nairobi/1-bedroom", "observation_period": "2026-09", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Nairobi", "source_type": "market_listings", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "nairobi_rent", "upstream_dataset": "1-bedroom apartments for rent in Nairobi", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source URL reopened directly during final V5.6 source QA; observation role and geography were retained conservatively.", "observation_summary": "Current large listing market provides a wide Nairobi one-bedroom reference; CLC normalizes down from larger/premium listings for the target persona.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "nairobi_transit", "city": "Nairobi", "role": "transit", "publisher": "KNBS / local fare monitoring", "title": "Transport CPI and public-service fare context", "url": "https://www.knbs.or.ke/reports/consumer-price-indices-and-inflation-rates/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-23", "geography": "Nairobi / Kenya urban", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "nairobi_transit", "upstream_dataset": "Transport CPI and public-service fare context", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "SEARCH_RESULT_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-23", "external_verification_status": "SEARCH_RECONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Current official or market source located and reconciled during the 25-city V5.6 expansion research pass.", "observation_summary": "No single administered monthly pass exists; model uses a conservative 44-trip matatu/bus usage allowance informed by current transport-price monitoring.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_OR_METADATA_REVIEWED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_statcan_retail_2026m07", "city": "Toronto", "role": "grocery_detail", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Monthly average retail prices for selected products", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810024501", "observation_period": "2026-05 to 2026-07", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Ontario", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_retail_prices", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly average retail prices for selected products", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Three-month provincial retail-price observations normalized only where package size differed from the metric definition.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "food.milk_1l", "low": 3.96, "median": 3.97, "high": 3.97, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.bread_500g", "low": 2.39, "median": 2.41, "high": 2.42, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.rice_1kg", "low": 4.52, "median": 4.62, "high": 4.68, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.eggs_12", "low": 5.0, "median": 5.0, "high": 5.0, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.chicken_1kg", "low": 14.01, "median": 14.14, "high": 14.26, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.red_meat_1kg", "low": 16.15, "median": 16.17, "high": 16.63, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.fish_1kg", "low": 28.03, "median": 28.47, "high": 28.73, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.fruit_1kg", "low": 5.98, "median": 6.14, "high": 6.33, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.vegetables_1kg", "low": 4.71, "median": 4.82, "high": 6.8, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_statcan_rent_2026q2", "city": "Toronto", "role": "rent_detail", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Quarterly rent statistics by unit type and census metropolitan area", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=4610009201", "observation_period": "2026-Q2", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Toronto, Census metropolitan area (CMA)", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_rent_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Quarterly rent statistics by unit type and census metropolitan area", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Average paid and asking rents for selected apartment and house unit types in the city CMA.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "House - 3 or more bedrooms — Average asking rent", "value": 3630.0, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "2026-Q2" }, { "metric": "Apartment - 1 bedroom — Average asking rent", "value": 2090.0, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "2026-Q2" }, { "metric": "Apartment - 1 bedroom — Average paid rent", "value": 1840.0, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "2026-Q2" }, { "metric": "Apartment - 3 or more bedrooms — Average asking rent", "value": 3270.0, "unit": "CAD/month", "period": "2026-Q2" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_statcan_gas_2026m08", "city": "Toronto", "role": "gasoline", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Monthly average retail prices for food and other selected products", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810000101", "observation_period": "2026-06 to 2026-08", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Toronto, Ontario", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_gasoline_prices", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly average retail prices for food and other selected products", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Three latest monthly city observations for regular unleaded self-service gasoline.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "regular self-service gasoline", "low": 1.65, "median": 1.7, "high": 1.73, "unit": "CAD/litre" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_statcan_income_2024", "city": "Toronto", "role": "earnings", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Income of individuals by age group, sex and geography", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110023901", "observation_period": "2024 income year; 2024 constant dollars", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Toronto, Ontario", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_income", "upstream_dataset": "Income of individuals by age group, sex and geography", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Median wages, salaries and commissions excluding zeros for people aged 25–54; converted from annual to monthly gross without a tax adjustment.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "median wages, salaries and commissions", "value": 62200.0, "unit": "CAD/year gross", "monthly_equivalent": 5183.33 } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_statcan_shs_2023", "city": "Toronto", "role": "one_person_spending", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Survey of Household Spending by household type", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110022401", "observation_period": "2023", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Canada", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_household_spending", "upstream_dataset": "Survey of Household Spending by household type", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Average annual expenditures for one-person households, divided by 12 for monthly reference values. These are national spending exposures, not city market quotes.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Water, fuel and electricity for principal accommodation", "value": 144.17, "unit": "CAD/month" }, { "metric": "Cell phone and pager services", "value": 68.83, "unit": "CAD/month" }, { "metric": "Internet access services", "value": 70.42, "unit": "CAD/month" }, { "metric": "Prescribed medicines and pharmaceutical products", "value": 28.58, "unit": "CAD/month" }, { "metric": "Private health insurance plan premiums", "value": 30.58, "unit": "CAD/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_bank_canada_mortgage_2026", "city": "Toronto", "role": "mortgage_rate", "publisher": "Bank of Canada", "title": "Posted interest rates offered by chartered banks", "url": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/banking-and-financial-statistics/posted-interest-rates-offered-by-chartered-banks/", "observation_period": "2026-09-23", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Canada", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "bank_of_canada", "upstream_dataset": "Posted interest rates offered by chartered banks", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Conventional five-year posted mortgage rate; a reference rate, not a personalized offer or effective borrowing cost.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "conventional mortgage — 5 year", "value": 6.09, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_public_health_2026", "city": "Toronto", "role": "health_system", "publisher": "Government of Ontario", "title": "Apply for OHIP and get a health card", "url": "https://www.ontario.ca/page/apply-ohip-and-get-health-card", "observation_period": "accessed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Ontario", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "toronto_provincial_health", "upstream_dataset": "Apply for OHIP and get a health card", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Official public-plan coverage and eligibility context.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_tax_2026", "city": "Toronto", "role": "tax_context", "publisher": "Canada Revenue Agency", "title": "Current year tax rates and income brackets (2026)", "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/tax-rates-brackets/current-year.html", "observation_period": "2026 tax year", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Canada / province of residence", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "canada_revenue_agency", "upstream_dataset": "Current year tax rates and income brackets (2026)", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Official marginal personal income tax brackets; effective tax depends on credits, deductions, payroll contributions and individual circumstances.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_crime_csi_2025", "city": "Toronto", "role": "safety_context", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate by CMA, 2025", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260722/t004a-eng.htm", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Toronto census metropolitan area", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_crime", "upstream_dataset": "Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate by CMA, 2025", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Police-reported Crime Severity Index. Lower is less severe; reporting and enforcement differences affect comparisons.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Crime Severity Index", "value": 55.0, "unit": "index; 2006 Canada=100" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_climate_normals_1991_2020", "city": "Toronto", "role": "climate", "publisher": "Environment and Climate Change Canada", "title": "Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 — Toronto (City)", "url": "https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?climate_id=6158350&dispBack=0", "observation_period": "1991–2020 climate normals", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Toronto (City)", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_station", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "environment_canada_climate_normals", "upstream_dataset": "Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 — Toronto (City)", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Daily-average temperature normals for January, July and the annual period.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "January daily average", "value": -3.5, "unit": "°C" }, { "metric": "July daily average", "value": 22.5, "unit": "°C" }, { "metric": "Annual daily average", "value": 9.7, "unit": "°C" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_childcare_2026", "city": "Toronto", "role": "childcare", "publisher": "City of Toronto", "title": "Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) System", "url": "https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/community-partners/early-learning-child-care-partners/canada-wide-early-learning-child-care-agreement-cwelcc/", "observation_period": "2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Ontario", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province_program", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "toronto_childcare_program", "upstream_dataset": "Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) System", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Maximum daily parent fee at participating CWELCC programs; space and eligibility are not guaranteed.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "subsidized/participating program daily fee reference", "value": 22.0, "unit": "CAD/day" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "toronto_move_in_rules_2026", "city": "Toronto", "role": "move_in_costs", "publisher": "Government of Ontario", "title": "Guide to Ontario's standard lease", "url": "https://www.ontario.ca/page/guide-ontarios-standard-lease", "observation_period": "current at 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Ontario", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province_law", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "toronto_tenancy_rules", "upstream_dataset": "Guide to Ontario's standard lease", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Official residential-tenancy rule used to describe the permitted upfront rent/deposit exposure.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": 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"source_id": "vancouver_statcan_gas_2026m08", "city": "Vancouver", "role": "gasoline", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Monthly average retail prices for food and other selected products", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810000101", "observation_period": "2026-06 to 2026-08", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Vancouver, British Columbia", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_gasoline_prices", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly average retail prices for food and other selected products", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Three latest monthly city observations for regular unleaded self-service gasoline.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "regular self-service gasoline", "low": 2.01, "median": 2.02, "high": 2.07, "unit": "CAD/litre" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "vancouver_statcan_income_2024", "city": "Vancouver", "role": "earnings", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Income of individuals by age group, sex and geography", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110023901", "observation_period": "2024 income year; 2024 constant dollars", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Vancouver, British Columbia", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_income", "upstream_dataset": "Income of individuals by age group, sex and geography", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Median wages, salaries and commissions excluding zeros for people aged 25–54; converted from annual to monthly gross without a tax adjustment.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "median wages, salaries and commissions", "value": 60000.0, "unit": "CAD/year gross", "monthly_equivalent": 5000.0 } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "vancouver_statcan_shs_2023", "city": "Vancouver", "role": "one_person_spending", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Survey of Household Spending by household type", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110022401", "observation_period": "2023", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Canada", "source_type": "official", 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a reference rate, not a personalized offer or effective borrowing cost.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "conventional mortgage — 5 year", "value": 6.09, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "vancouver_public_health_2026", "city": "Vancouver", "role": "health_system", "publisher": "Province of British Columbia", "title": "Medical Services Plan (MSP) for B.C. residents", "url": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/msp/bc-residents", "observation_period": "accessed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "British Columbia", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "vancouver_provincial_health", "upstream_dataset": "Medical Services Plan (MSP) for B.C. residents", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Official public-plan coverage and eligibility context.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "vancouver_tax_2026", "city": "Vancouver", "role": "tax_context", "publisher": "Canada Revenue Agency", "title": "Current year tax rates and income brackets (2026)", "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/tax-rates-brackets/current-year.html", "observation_period": "2026 tax year", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Canada / province of residence", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "canada_revenue_agency", "upstream_dataset": "Current year tax rates and income brackets (2026)", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Official marginal personal income tax brackets; effective tax depends on credits, deductions, payroll contributions and individual circumstances.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "vancouver_crime_csi_2025", "city": "Vancouver", "role": "safety_context", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate by CMA, 2025", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260722/t004a-eng.htm", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Vancouver census metropolitan area", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_crime", "upstream_dataset": "Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate by CMA, 2025", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Police-reported Crime Severity Index. 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"url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Daily-average temperature normals for January, July and the annual period.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "January daily average", "value": 5.3, "unit": "°C" }, { "metric": "July daily average", "value": 19.0, "unit": "°C" }, { "metric": "Annual daily average", "value": 11.4, "unit": "°C" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "vancouver_childcare_2026", "city": "Vancouver", "role": "childcare", "publisher": "Province of British Columbia", "title": "$10 a Day ChildCareBC centres", "url": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/caring-for-young-children/childcarebc-programs/10-a-day-childcarebc-centres", "observation_period": "2026", 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"move_in_costs", "publisher": "Province of British Columbia", "title": "Tenancy deposits and fees", "url": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/starting-a-tenancy/deposits-fees", "observation_period": "current at 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "British Columbia", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province_law", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "vancouver_tenancy_rules", "upstream_dataset": "Tenancy deposits and fees", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Official residential-tenancy rule used to describe the permitted upfront rent/deposit exposure.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "montreal_statcan_retail_2026m07", "city": "Montréal", "role": "grocery_detail", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Monthly average retail prices for selected products", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1810024501", "observation_period": "2026-05 to 2026-07", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Quebec", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "province_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_retail_prices", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly average retail prices for selected products", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact official source and observation definition checked during the V5.7 Canada detail build.", "observation_summary": "Three-month provincial retail-price observations normalized only where package size differed from the metric definition.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "food.milk_1l", "low": 2.95, "median": 2.97, "high": 2.97, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.bread_500g", "low": 2.9, "median": 2.91, "high": 2.92, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.rice_1kg", "low": 5.41, "median": 5.43, "high": 5.61, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.eggs_12", "low": 4.19, "median": 4.29, "high": 4.43, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.chicken_1kg", "low": 13.77, "median": 14.03, "high": 14.07, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.red_meat_1kg", "low": 15.26, "median": 15.77, "high": 16.13, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.fish_1kg", "low": 24.48, "median": 25.75, "high": 26.21, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.fruit_1kg", "low": 5.79, "median": 6.01, "high": 6.01, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" }, { "metric": "food.vegetables_1kg", "low": 5.08, "median": 5.3, "high": 7.53, "unit": "CAD", "period": "2026-05 to 2026-07" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "montreal_statcan_rent_2026q2", "city": "Montréal", "role": "rent_detail", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Quarterly rent statistics by unit type and census metropolitan area", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=4610009201", "observation_period": "2026-Q2", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Montréal, Census metropolitan area (CMA)", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_rent_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Quarterly rent statistics by unit type and census 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Eligibility and scope vary by income, household and other rules, and some immigration-related enrollment rules changed in 2026.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "los_angeles_bls_health_insurance_2024", "city": "Los Angeles", "role": "health_insurance_spending", "publisher": "Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED); source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "title": "Expenditures: Health Insurance by Size of Consumer Unit: One Person Consumer Unit", "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUHLTHINSRLB0502M", "observation_period": "2024", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "United States — one-person consumer units", "source_type": "official_aggregator", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "bls_consumer_expenditure", "upstream_dataset": "Expenditures: Health Insurance by Size of Consumer Unit: One Person Consumer Unit", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.8 U.S. detail build.", "observation_summary": "BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey annual health-insurance spending for one-person consumer units, accessed through FRED. This is a national spending proxy, not an insurance premium quote or eligibility estimate.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "health insurance expenditure", "value": 2482, "unit": "USD/year" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "los_angeles_bls_oews_2025", "city": "Los Angeles", "role": "earnings", "publisher": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "title": "Occupational Employment and Wages — May 2025", "url": "https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/occupationalemploymentandwages_losangeles.htm", "observation_period": "May 2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro / Los Angeles context", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "bls_oews", "upstream_dataset": "Occupational Employment and Wages — May 2025", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.8 U.S. detail build.", "observation_summary": "All-occupations mean hourly wage from BLS OEWS; annualized at 2,080 hours and divided by 12 for a monthly gross benchmark.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "all occupations mean hourly wage", "value": 37.15, "unit": "USD/hour" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "los_angeles_irs_tax_2026", "city": "Los Angeles", "role": "tax_context", "publisher": "Internal Revenue Service", "title": "IRS releases tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2026", "url": "https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-releases-tax-inflation-adjustments-for-tax-year-2026-including-amendments-from-the-one-big-beautiful-bill", "observation_period": "2026 tax year", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "United States", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "irs", "upstream_dataset": "IRS releases tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.8 U.S. detail build.", "observation_summary": "Federal individual income-tax brackets and standard deductions for tax year 2026.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "federal marginal rate range", "low": 10, "high": 37, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "los_angeles_state_tax_2026", "city": "Los Angeles", "role": "tax_context", "publisher": "California Franchise Tax Board", "title": "2025 Personal Income Tax Booklet — Tax Rate Schedules", "url": "https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2025/2025-540-booklet.html", "observation_period": "2026 context / latest published schedule where noted", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Los Angeles", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "state", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "los_angeles_state_tax", "upstream_dataset": "2025 Personal Income Tax Booklet — Tax Rate Schedules", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.8 U.S. detail build.", "observation_summary": "2026 federal marginal individual income-tax rates run from 10% to 37%. California has a graduated personal-income-tax system; the latest full individual schedule available in this review is tax year 2025, with rates from 1% to 12.3% before the additional 1% tax on taxable income above $1 million. Confirm the applicable filing-year schedule before relying on it.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "los_angeles_noaa_normals_1991_2020", "city": "Los Angeles", "role": "climate", "publisher": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information", "title": "U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — Monthly Normals", "url": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&format=pdf&stations=USW00023174", "observation_period": "1991–2020 climate normals", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Los Angeles station", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_station", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "noaa_climate_normals", "upstream_dataset": "U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — Monthly Normals", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.8 U.S. detail build.", "observation_summary": "NOAA 1991–2020 normals at Los Angeles International Airport: annual mean about 17.6 °C; January mean about 14.4 °C; July mean about 20.9 °C.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "January mean", "value": 14.4, "unit": "°C" }, { "metric": "July mean", "value": 20.9, "unit": "°C" }, { "metric": "Annual mean", "value": 17.6, "unit": "°C" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "chicago_hud_fmr_2026", "city": "Chicago", "role": "rent_detail", "publisher": "U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development", "title": "FY 2026 Fair Market Rent Schedule", "url": "https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY2026_FMR_Schedule.pdf", "observation_period": "FY 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro / Chicago context", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "metro", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "hud_fmr", "upstream_dataset": "FY 2026 Fair Market Rent Schedule", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.8 U.S. detail build.", "observation_summary": "HUD 3-bedroom Fair Market Rent (gross-rent program benchmark), used as a transparent three-bedroom reference rather than an asking-rent quote.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "3-bedroom Fair Market Rent", "value": 2294.0, "unit": "USD/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "chicago_freddie_pmms_2026_09", "city": "Chicago", "role": "mortgage_rate", "publisher": "Freddie Mac", "title": "Primary Mortgage Market Survey", "url": "https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms", "observation_period": "2026-09-17", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "United States", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "freddie_mac_pmms", "upstream_dataset": "Primary Mortgage Market Survey", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.8 U.S. detail build.", "observation_summary": "National weekly average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage; reference rate, not a personalized quote.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "30-year fixed-rate mortgage", "value": 6.95, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "chicago_move_in_rules_2026", "city": "Chicago", "role": "move_in_rules", "publisher": "Illinois Legal Aid Online", "title": "Paying a security deposit", "url": "https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/paying-security-deposit", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Illinois / Chicago context", "source_type": "legal_aid", "geography_match": "state", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "chicago_tenant_rules", "upstream_dataset": "Paying a security deposit", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.8 U.S. detail build.", "observation_summary": "Illinois has no statewide security-deposit cap for most private rentals; one or two months of rent is common, while local ordinances and certain housing programs can impose separate limits. 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"2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.8 U.S. detail build.", "observation_summary": "NOAA 1991–2020 normals at Chicago O’Hare: annual mean about 10.7 °C; January mean about -3.8 °C; July mean about 24.1 °C.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "January mean", "value": -3.8, "unit": "°C" }, { "metric": "July mean", "value": 24.1, "unit": "°C" }, { "metric": "Annual mean", "value": 10.7, "unit": "°C" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_ons_ealing_rents_2026_08", "city": "London", "role": "rent_detail", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "title": "Housing prices in Ealing", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/housingpriceslocal/E09000009/", "observation_period": "August 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Ealing, London", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "borough_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "office_for_national_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Housing prices in Ealing", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Official ONS private-rent averages by bedroom count for Ealing, used as a transparent non-prime London proxy.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "one-bedroom rent", "value": 1629, "unit": "GBP/month" }, { "metric": "three-bedroom rent", "value": 2406, "unit": "GBP/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_ons_camden_rents_2026_08", "city": "London", "role": "rent_detail", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "title": "Housing 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"external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Maximum one month rent in advance after signing; refundable tenancy deposit up to five weeks where annual rent is below £50,000, six weeks at £50,000–£100,000.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_ofgem_cap_2026_q3", "city": "London", "role": "utilities_energy_water", "publisher": "Ofgem", "title": "Energy price cap will rise by 13% from July", "url": "https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/press-release/energy-price-cap-will-rise-13-july", "observation_period": "1 Jul–30 Sep 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Great Britain", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "ofgem", "upstream_dataset": "Energy price cap will rise by 13% from July", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Current typical dual-fuel direct-debit price-cap benchmark under revised TDCV is £1,663/year.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "typical annual dual-fuel cap", "value": 1663, "unit": "GBP/year" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_thames_water_2026_27", "city": "London", "role": "utilities_energy_water", "publisher": "Thames Water", "title": "Assessed household charges", "url": "https://www.thameswater.co.uk/help/account-and-billing/understand-your-bill/assessed-household-charges", "observation_period": "2026–27", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Thames Water service area / 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"reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "United Kingdom", "source_type": "operator", "geography_match": "national_operator", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "bt", "upstream_dataset": "Full Fibre broadband plans", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "BT Full Fibre 500 promotional plan reference around £29.99/month; contract and future price rises apply.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Full Fibre 500 reference", "value": 29.99, "unit": "GBP/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_ee_sim_2026", "city": "London", "role": "mobile", "publisher": "EE", "title": "SIM only deals", "url": "https://ee.co.uk/mobile/sim-only-deals", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "United Kingdom", "source_type": "operator", "geography_match": "national_operator", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "ee", "upstream_dataset": "SIM only deals", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Current EE SIM-only mid-tier reference range used as an operator benchmark; plan terms/eligibility vary.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "plan range", "low": 16, "mode": 21, "high": 23, "unit": "GBP/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_tfl_taxi_2026", "city": "London", "role": "taxi", "publisher": "Transport for London", "title": "Taxi fares", "url": "https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/taxis-and-minicabs/taxi-fares", "observation_period": "from 25 Apr 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "London", "source_type": "operator_regulator", "geography_match": "city_system", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "transport_for_london", "upstream_dataset": "Taxi fares", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "London black-cab minimum fare £4.40 from 25 April 2026.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "minimum taxi fare", "value": 4.4, "unit": "GBP" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_ons_petrol_2026_08", "city": "London", "role": "gasoline", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "title": "Consumer price inflation, UK: August 2026", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/august2026", "observation_period": "August 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "United Kingdom", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "office_for_national_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Consumer price inflation, UK: August 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Average petrol price 161.3 pence/litre in August 2026.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "petrol", "value": 1.613, "unit": "GBP/litre" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_nhs_hospital", "city": "London", "role": "public_health", "publisher": "NHS", "title": "About NHS hospital services", "url": "https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/about-nhs-hospital-services/", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "England", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_subdivision", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "nhs", "upstream_dataset": "About NHS hospital services", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "NHS hospital treatment is free for people ordinarily resident in the UK; visitor rules and some charges differ.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_nhs_prescription", "city": "London", "role": "prescriptions", "publisher": "NHS", "title": "NHS prescription charges", "url": "https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions/nhs-prescription-charges/", "observation_period": "current at 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "England", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_subdivision", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "nhs", "upstream_dataset": "NHS prescription charges", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Current NHS prescription charge in England is £9.90 per item.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "prescription charge", "value": 9.9, "unit": "GBP/item" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_ons_pay_2026_05", "city": "London", "role": "earnings", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "title": "Earnings and employment from PAYE RTI, UK: June 2026", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/earningsandemploymentfrompayasyouearnrealtimeinformationuk/june2026", "observation_period": "May 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "London", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_region", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "office_for_national_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Earnings and employment from PAYE RTI, UK: June 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Seasonally adjusted median monthly PAYE pay for London was £3,082 in May 2026.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "median monthly PAYE pay", "value": 3082, "unit": "GBP/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_govuk_tax_2026_27", "city": "London", "role": "tax_context", "publisher": "UK Government", "title": "Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates", "observation_period": "2026–27 tax year", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "England/Wales/NI context", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_subdivision", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "uk_government", "upstream_dataset": "Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Personal Allowance £12,570; main earned-income bands 20%, 40%, 45%, subject to tax rules and tapering.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_ofcom_connected_2026", "city": "London", "role": "internet_context", "publisher": "Ofcom", "title": "Connected Nations update: Spring 2026", "url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/coverage-and-speeds/connected-nations-update-spring-2026", "observation_period": "Spring 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "United Kingdom", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "ofcom", "upstream_dataset": "Connected Nations update: Spring 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Gigabit-capable broadband available to 89% of homes (27.1 million); UK proxy for London context.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "gigabit-capable availability", "value": 89, "unit": "percent homes" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "london_metoffice_heathrow_normals", "city": "London", "role": "climate", "publisher": "Met Office", "title": "Heathrow location-specific long-term averages", "url": "https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/location-specific-long-term-averages/gcpsveqyg", "observation_period": "1991–2020 normals", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Heathrow / Greater London", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "station_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "met_office", "upstream_dataset": "Heathrow location-specific long-term averages", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Heathrow 1991–2020: January average max/min 8.42/2.68°C; July 23.89/14.18°C; annual max/min averages 15.67/7.83°C.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_hdb_rate_2026_q3", "city": "Singapore", "role": "mortgage_rate", "publisher": "Housing & Development Board", "title": "Interest Rate for HDB Housing Loan", "url": "https://www.hdb.gov.sg/managing-my-home/finances/loan-matters/interest-rate", "observation_period": "1 Jul–30 Sep 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "housing_&_development_board", "upstream_dataset": "Interest Rate for HDB Housing Loan", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "HDB concessionary housing-loan interest rate 2.60% p.a. for Jul–Sep 2026.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "HDB concessionary loan rate", "value": 2.6, "unit": "percent p.a." } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_cea_tenancy_2026", "city": "Singapore", "role": "move_in_rules", "publisher": "Council for Estate Agencies", "title": "Agreements and checklists", "url": "https://www.cea.gov.sg/real-estate-professionals/agreements-and-checklists/", "observation_period": "updated 14 Aug 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "council_for_estate_agencies", "upstream_dataset": "Agreements and checklists", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Tenancy agreement templates are guides and contracting parties are free to negotiate tenancy terms; templates include a security-deposit clause rather than a universal statutory fixed amount.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_TEXT_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_starhub_broadband_2026", "city": "Singapore", "role": "internet", "publisher": "StarHub", "title": "Best Fibre Broadband Plans & Promotions Singapore", "url": "https://www.starhub.com/personal/broadband.html", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "operator", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "starhub", "upstream_dataset": "Best Fibre Broadband Plans & Promotions Singapore", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Current 24-month broadband references: 5Gbps S$29.55/month and 10Gbps S$38.90/month for new sign-ups.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "5Gbps", "value": 29.55, "unit": "SGD/month" }, { "metric": "10Gbps", "value": 38.9, "unit": "SGD/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_starhub_mobile_2026", "city": "Singapore", "role": "mobile", "publisher": "StarHub", "title": "SIM Only Plan Comparison Singapore 2026", "url": "https://www.starhub.com/personal/how-to/best-sim-only-plan-singapore.html", "observation_period": "2026 / reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "operator", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "starhub", "upstream_dataset": "SIM Only Plan Comparison Singapore 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Current StarHub SIM-only references: 5G Lite S$25, Unlimited+ Core S$38, Unlimited+ Plus S$48 per month.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "5G Lite", "value": 25, "unit": "SGD/month" }, { "metric": "Unlimited+ Core", "value": 38, "unit": "SGD/month" }, { "metric": "Unlimited+ Plus", "value": 48, "unit": "SGD/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_lta_taxi_2026", "city": "Singapore", "role": "taxi", "publisher": "Land Transport Authority", "title": "Taxi Fares & Payment Methods", "url": "https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/point_to_point_transport_and_cross_border_services/taxi_fares_payment_methods.html", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "land_transport_authority", "upstream_dataset": "Taxi Fares & Payment Methods", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Standard-taxi flag-down fares range S$4.40 to S$5.20.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "standard flag-down fare", "low": 4.4, "high": 5.2, "unit": "SGD" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_moh_soc_2025", "city": "Singapore", "role": "public_health", "publisher": "Ministry of Health Singapore", "title": "Subsidies for Specialist Outpatient care at Public Healthcare Institutions", "url": "https://www.moh.gov.sg/managing-expenses/schemes-and-subsidies/subsidies-for-specialist-outpatient-care-at-public-healthcare-institutions/", "observation_period": "effective 1 Jan 2025 / current page", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "ministry_of_health_singapore", "upstream_dataset": "Subsidies for Specialist Outpatient care at Public Healthcare Institutions", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Singapore Citizens can receive means-tested SOC subsidies up to 70%; Permanent Residents 25%, subject to referral/eligibility.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_activesg_gym_2026", "city": "Singapore", "role": "gym", "publisher": "ActiveSG", "title": "Individual Rates", "url": "https://www.activesgcircle.gov.sg/facilities/individual-rates", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "activesg", "upstream_dataset": "Individual Rates", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "MyActiveGYM adult monthly membership: S$15 off-peak or S$30 peak.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "monthly adult membership", "low": 15, "high": 30, "unit": "SGD/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_ecda_childcare", "city": "Singapore", "role": "childcare", "publisher": "Early Childhood Development Agency", "title": "Community / Sports Facilities Scheme premises", "url": "https://www.ecda.gov.sg/operators/support-schemes/infrastructure-support/community-sports-facilities-scheme-%28csfs%29-premises", "observation_period": "current scheme page", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "early_childhood_development_agency", "upstream_dataset": "Community / Sports Facilities Scheme premises", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Supported centres under this scheme must keep full-day childcare fees for Singapore Citizen children at or below S$850/month before GST; infant care S$1,450.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "full-day childcare fee cap", "value": 850, "unit": "SGD/month" }, { "metric": "full-day infant-care cap", "value": 1450, "unit": "SGD/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_mom_income_2025", "city": "Singapore", "role": "earnings", "publisher": "Ministry of Manpower Singapore", "title": "Labour Force in Singapore 2025 — income", "url": "https://stats.mom.gov.sg/iMAS_Tables1/LabourForce/LabourForce_2025/mrsd_2025LabourForce_survey_findings.pdf", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "ministry_of_manpower_singapore", "upstream_dataset": "Labour Force in Singapore 2025 — income", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Median gross monthly income from employment of full-time employed residents was S$5,775 in 2025, including employer/platform CPF contributions.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "median gross monthly income", "value": 5775, "unit": "SGD/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_iras_tax", "city": "Singapore", "role": "tax_context", "publisher": "Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore", "title": "Individual Income Tax rates", "url": "https://www.iras.gov.sg/taxes/individual-income-tax/basics-of-individual-income-tax/tax-residency-and-tax-rates/individual-income-tax-rates", "observation_period": "YA 2024 onward / current 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "inland_revenue_authority_of_singapore", "upstream_dataset": "Individual Income Tax rates", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Resident individual income tax is progressive from 0% to 24%.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "resident marginal rate range", "low": 0, "high": 24, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_imda_broadband_context", "city": "Singapore", "role": "internet_context", "publisher": "Info-communications Media Development Authority / Singapore Department of Statistics", "title": "Residential Wired Broadband Subscriptions", "url": "https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M651311", "observation_period": "latest available / reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "info-communications_media_development_authority_/_singapore_department_of_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Residential Wired Broadband Subscriptions", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Official residential wired-broadband subscription series; context uses the previously published household penetration benchmark of 89.3% as an availability/adoption proxy.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "residential wired broadband household penetration reference", "value": 89.3, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "singapore_mss_climate_normals", "city": "Singapore", "role": "climate", "publisher": "Meteorological Service Singapore", "title": "Climate of Singapore", "url": "https://www.weather.gov.sg/climate-climate-of-singapore/", "observation_period": "1991–2020 normals", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Singapore / Changi station", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "meteorological_service_singapore", "upstream_dataset": "Climate of Singapore", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "1991–2020 long-term mean annual rainfall 2,113.3 mm and average 171 rain days/year.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "annual rainfall", "value": 2113.3, "unit": "mm" }, { "metric": "rain days", "value": 171, "unit": "days/year" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_flat35_2026_09", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "mortgage_rate", "publisher": "Japan Housing Finance Agency / Flat35", "title": "Flat 35 — new borrowing", "url": "https://www.flat35.com/loan/", "observation_period": "September 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Japan", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "japan_housing_finance_agency_/_flat35", "upstream_dataset": "Flat 35 — new borrowing", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "For 21–35 year Flat 35 loans in Sep 2026, rates range 3.46%–5.69%; most common 3.46%.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "21–35 year rate range", "low": 3.46, "mode": 3.46, "high": 5.69, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_career_movein", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "move_in_rules", "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Government", "title": "Tokyo Career Guide — housing FAQ", "url": "https://www.tdh.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/faq/living/housing.html", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "tokyo_metropolitan_government", "upstream_dataset": "Tokyo Career Guide — housing FAQ", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Guide says deposit 1–3 months rent, key money 0–2 months, brokerage 0–1 month and insurance ¥10,000–20,000; example initial cost ¥365,000.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_tepco_2026_09", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "utilities_energy_water", "publisher": "TEPCO Power Grid", "title": "Fuel cost adjustment — September 2026", "url": "https://www4.tepco.co.jp/pg/consignment/liberalization/kyoukyusya/past/202609.html", "observation_period": "September 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo/TEPCO low-voltage area", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "utility_service_area", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "tepco_power_grid", "upstream_dataset": "Fuel cost adjustment — September 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "September 2026 low-voltage fuel-cost adjustment is -¥10.96/kWh.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "fuel adjustment", "value": -10.96, "unit": "JPY/kWh" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_tepco_standard_s_2026", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "utilities_energy_water", "publisher": "TEPCO Energy Partner", "title": "Standard S tariff — Kanto", "url": "https://www.tepco.co.jp/ep/private/plan/standard/kanto/index-j.html", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo / Kanto service area", "source_type": "operator", "geography_match": "utility_service_area", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "tepco_energy_partner", "upstream_dataset": "Standard S tariff — Kanto", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Standard S: 30A base ¥935.25/month; first 120kWh ¥29.80/kWh; 121–300kWh ¥36.40/kWh; renewable-energy levy is additional.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "30A base charge", "value": 935.25, "unit": "JPY/month" }, { "metric": "first 120kWh energy rate", "value": 29.8, "unit": "JPY/kWh" }, { "metric": "121-300kWh energy rate", "value": 36.4, "unit": "JPY/kWh" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_water_2026", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "utilities_energy_water", "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks", "title": "Water rates", "url": "https://www.waterworks.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tetsuduki/ryokin/keisan_23", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_system", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "tokyo_metropolitan_government_bureau_of_waterworks", "upstream_dataset": "Water rates", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Tokyo water-rate schedule used to derive a 20m³/month benchmark of approximately ¥2,816 including tax for a standard small meter.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "20m3 water benchmark", "value": 2816, "unit": "JPY/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_sewer_2026", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "utilities_energy_water", "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Sewerage", "title": "Sewerage fee calculator", "url": "https://www.gesui.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/living/fee/keisan/jidou", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_system", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "tokyo_metropolitan_government_bureau_of_sewerage", "upstream_dataset": "Sewerage fee calculator", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Official example: 20m³/month sewerage charge is ¥2,068 including tax.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "20m3 sewerage charge", "value": 2068, "unit": "JPY/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_ntt_flets_2026", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "internet", "publisher": "NTT East", "title": "FLET’S Hikari Next apartment pricing", "url": "https://flets.com/flets-hikari/next/highspeed/mn/lan.html", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo / NTT East area", "source_type": "operator", "geography_match": "operator_service_area", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "ntt_east", "upstream_dataset": "FLET’S Hikari Next apartment pricing", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Apartment Plan 2 base ¥3,355/month plus provider service from about ¥550; total reference from ¥3,905/month.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Plan 2 + provider minimum", "value": 3905, "unit": "JPY/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_docomo_mobile_2026", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "mobile", "publisher": "NTT DOCOMO", "title": "docomo Poikatsu 20", "url": "https://www.docomo.ne.jp/charge/docomo_poikatsu_20/", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Japan", "source_type": "operator", "geography_match": "national_operator", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "ntt_docomo", "upstream_dataset": "docomo Poikatsu 20", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Up to 20GB base monthly price ¥7,898; with specified bundle/payment discounts ¥4,818; points can reduce effective outlay further but are not treated as base price.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "<=20GB discounted reference", "value": 4818, "unit": "JPY/month" }, { "metric": "<=20GB base price", "value": 7898, "unit": "JPY/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_taxi_2026", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "taxi", "publisher": "Tokyo Taxi Center", "title": "Taxi fares and fees", "url": "https://www.tokyo-tc.or.jp/passenger/about-contact/", "observation_period": "from 20 Apr 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Musashino, Mitaka", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_system", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "tokyo_taxi_center", "upstream_dataset": "Taxi fares and fees", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Standard-car base fare ¥500 for first 1.0 km; +¥100 per 232m; 20% late-night surcharge.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "base fare", "value": 500, "unit": "JPY" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_mhlw_health", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "public_health", "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Japan", "title": "Health insurance / patient cost sharing", "url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/iryouhoken/index.html", "observation_period": "current system / reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Japan", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "ministry_of_health,_labour_and_welfare_japan", "upstream_dataset": "Health insurance / patient cost sharing", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Japan’s statutory health insurance uses patient cost sharing; most people under 70 generally pay 30%, with age/income exceptions and high-cost protections.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_joyfit_2026", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "gym", "publisher": "JOYFIT24 Kinshicho", "title": "Monthly membership", "url": "https://joyfit.jp/kinshicho/", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Sumida, Tokyo", "source_type": "operator", "geography_match": "city_operator", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "joyfit24_kinshicho", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly membership", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "National U membership is ¥7,128/month including tax.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "National U monthly membership", "value": 7128, "unit": "JPY/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_toho_shinjuku_2026", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "cinema", "publisher": "TOHO Cinemas", "title": "TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku — prices", "url": "https://www.tohotheater.jp/theater/076/price.html", "observation_period": "reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Shinjuku, Tokyo", "source_type": "operator", "geography_match": "city_operator", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "toho_cinemas", "upstream_dataset": "TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku — prices", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "General adult admission ¥2,200.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "general adult admission", "value": 2200, "unit": "JPY" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_tmg_earnings_2026_06", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "earnings", "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Government Statistics", "title": "Monthly Labour Survey — Tokyo, June 2026", "url": "https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/maikin/2026/mk266f0000.pdf", "observation_period": "June 2026 / released 31 Aug 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_region", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "tokyo_metropolitan_government_statistics", "upstream_dataset": "Monthly Labour Survey — Tokyo, June 2026", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "For establishments with 5+ regular workers across surveyed industries, regularly paid wages were ¥375,854 in June 2026.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "regularly paid wages", "value": 375854, "unit": "JPY/month" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_nta_tax_2026", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "tax_context", "publisher": "National Tax Agency Japan", "title": "Income tax rates", "url": "https://www.nta.go.jp/taxes/shiraberu/taxanswer/shotoku/2260.htm", "observation_period": "law current 1 Apr 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Japan", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "national_tax_agency_japan", "upstream_dataset": "Income tax rates", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "National individual income-tax rates run from 5% to 45% across seven brackets, before reconstruction surtax and other rules.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "national marginal rate range", "low": 5, "high": 45, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_resident_tax", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "tax_context", "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Taxation", "title": "Individual resident tax", "url": "https://www.tax.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/kazei/life/kojin_ju", "observation_period": "current / reviewed 2026-09-24", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "tokyo_metropolitan_government_bureau_of_taxation", "upstream_dataset": "Individual resident tax", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Income-based resident tax: 4% metropolitan + 6% municipal, plus fixed per-capita levies and forest-environment tax.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "income-based resident tax", "value": 10, "unit": "percent" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_digital_survey_2025", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "internet_context", "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Government Digital Service Bureau", "title": "FY2025 Internet communications environment and usage survey", "url": "https://www.digitalservice.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/business/tokyo-data-highway/visualization/questionnaire", "observation_period": "FY2025 survey released Feb 2026", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_survey", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "tokyo_metropolitan_government_digital_service_bureau", "upstream_dataset": "FY2025 Internet communications environment and usage survey", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Tokyo resident survey; home fibre-line use share reported at 52.5% in the underlying FY2025 survey.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "home fibre use share", "value": 52.5, "unit": "percent respondents" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_air_2024", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "air_quality", "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Environment", "title": "2024 annual air-pollution measurement summary", "url": "https://www.kankyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/kankyo/torikumi-result_measurement-files-taikikekka2024", "observation_period": "FY2024", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_region", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "tokyo_metropolitan_government_bureau_of_environment", "upstream_dataset": "2024 annual air-pollution measurement summary", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "FY2024 PM2.5 annual average across Tokyo general monitoring stations was 8.8 μg/m³; 23-ward general stations averaged 9.2 μg/m³.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "Tokyo general stations PM2.5 annual average", "value": 8.8, "unit": "µg/m³" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_police_crime_2025", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "safety", "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department", "title": "Crime in Tokyo — 2025 edition", "url": "https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/about_mpd/jokyo_tokei/jokyo/hanzai.html", "observation_period": "2025", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_region", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "tokyo_metropolitan_police_department", "upstream_dataset": "Crime in Tokyo — 2025 edition", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "99,349 recognized Penal Code offences in Tokyo during 2025; theft accounted for over 60%.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "recognized Penal Code offences", "value": 99349, "unit": "cases/year" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "source_id": "tokyo_jma_normals", "city": "Tokyo", "role": "climate", "publisher": "Japan Meteorological Agency", "title": "Tokyo climate normals", "url": "https://www.data.jma.go.jp/cpd/monitor/climatview/graph_mkhtml_nrm.php?m=2&n=47662", "observation_period": "1991–2020 normals", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24", "geography": "Tokyo station", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "city_station", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 3, "independence_cluster": "japan_meteorological_agency", "upstream_dataset": "Tokyo climate normals", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-24", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Exact source and observation definition checked during the V5.9 global detail build.", "observation_summary": "Tokyo normals: January mean 5.4°C, July 25.7°C, August 26.9°C; annual mean about 15.8°C.", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" }, { "dedup_checked": true, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct official/current source page reopened during the 2026-09-28 CompareLivingCost quality audit.", "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT", "source_id": "doha_hies_2023_24_status", "city": "Doha", "role": "survey_status", "publisher": "Qatar News Agency", "title": "PSA conducts Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2023–2024", "url": "https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=15%2F02%2F2023&id=0028-psa-conducts-household-income-and-expenditure-survey-2023-2024", "observation_period": "fieldwork launched 2023 for a full year", "geography": "Qatar", "source_type": "official_news_release", "geography_match": "national_context", "quality_score": 2, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "qatar_hies_2023_24", "upstream_dataset": "Qatar HIES 2023-2024", "observation_summary": "Confirms a newer HIES field cycle was launched after the 2017/18 benchmark. This is survey-status context only; this audit did not locate published 2023/24 results suitable for replacing the 2018 spending values." }, { "dedup_checked": true, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct official/current source page reopened during the 2026-09-28 CompareLivingCost quality audit.", "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "CPI index", "value": 110.12, "unit": "index (2018 base)", "period": "2026-06" }, { "metric": "year-over-year CPI change", "value": 2.21, "unit": "percent", "period": "2026-06" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED", "source_id": "doha_cpi_2026", "city": "Doha", "role": "inflation_context", "publisher": "Qatar National Planning Council", "title": "Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June 2026", "url": "https://www.npc.qa/en/statistics/pages/news/07082026.aspx", "observation_period": "2026-06", "geography": "Qatar", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_context", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "qatar_npc_cpi", "upstream_dataset": "Qatar CPI", "observation_summary": "Current official inflation context. It supports freshness checks but is not a substitute for a city-level solo-household expenditure survey." }, { "dedup_checked": true, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct official/current source page reopened during the 2026-09-28 CompareLivingCost quality audit.", "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "monthly CPI change", "value": 1.7, "unit": "percent", "period": "2026-08" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED", "source_id": "buenos_aires_cpi_2026", "city": "Buenos Aires", "role": "inflation_context", "publisher": "INDEC Argentina", "title": "Consumer Price Index — August 2026", "url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/Nivel3/Tema/3/5", "observation_period": "2026-08", "geography": "Argentina", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_context", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "indec_cpi", "upstream_dataset": "Argentina CPI", "observation_summary": "Current official inflation context used to make the age of the 2017/18 household-budget benchmark explicit; it does not replace the old household expenditure composition." }, { "dedup_checked": true, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct official/current source page reopened during the 2026-09-28 CompareLivingCost quality audit.", "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "monthly CPI change", "value": 0.39, "unit": "percent", "period": "2026-08" }, { "metric": "annual CPI change", "value": 6.24, "unit": "percent", "period": "2026-08" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED", "source_id": "bogota_cpi_2026", "city": "Bogotá", "role": "inflation_context", "publisher": "DANE Colombia", "title": "Consumer Price Index — August 2026", "url": "https://www.dane.gov.co/index.php/estadisticas-por-tema/precios-y-costos/indice-de-precios-al-consumidor-ipc/ipc-informacion-tecnica", "observation_period": "2026-08", "geography": "Colombia", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_context", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "dane_cpi", "upstream_dataset": "Colombia CPI", "observation_summary": "Current official inflation context. It helps bound freshness risk but does not make the 2016/17 Bogotá household-budget structure current." }, { "dedup_checked": true, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-28", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Direct official/current source page reopened during the 2026-09-28 CompareLivingCost quality audit.", "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "observation_values": [], "evidence_extraction_status": "DOCUMENTED_CONTEXT", "source_id": "nairobi_kihbs_2025_26_status", "city": "Nairobi", "role": "survey_status", "publisher": "Kenya National Bureau of Statistics", "title": "2025/26 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey — ongoing survey status", "url": "https://www.knbs.or.ke/category/ongoing-surveys/", "observation_period": "2025/26 ongoing", "geography": "Kenya", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_context", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 3, "definition_match_score": 1, "independence_cluster": "knbs_kihbs_2025_26", "upstream_dataset": "2025/26 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey", "observation_summary": "Confirms the newer household-budget survey is still ongoing. The current Nairobi model therefore retains the older published household proxy and remains provisional." }, { "source_id": "toronto_statcan_shs_summary_2023", "city": "Toronto", "role": "household_calibration", "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "title": "Survey of Household Spending, 2023", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250521/dq250521a-eng.htm", "observation_period": "2023", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29", "geography": "Canada", "source_type": "official", "geography_match": "national_proxy", "quality_score": 3, "freshness_score": 2, "definition_match_score": 2, "independence_cluster": "statistics_canada_household_spending", "upstream_dataset": "Survey of Household Spending, 2023", "dedup_checked": true, "url_verification": "DIRECT_OPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verified_at": "2026-09-29", "external_verification_status": "DIRECT_REOPEN_CONFIRMED", "external_verification_note": "Official HTML release rechecked 2026-09-29. Values are national household calibration points, not Toronto one-person quotes.", "observation_summary": "Canada-level 2023 household-spending benchmarks used only as calibration for categories not directly quoted at Toronto city/persona level.", "observation_values": [ { "metric": "average goods and services spending", "value": 76750, "unit": "CAD/year per household", "period": "2023" }, { "metric": "food purchased from stores", "value": 8659, "unit": "CAD/year per household", "period": "2023" }, { "metric": "food purchased from restaurants", "value": 3351, "unit": "CAD/year per household", "period": "2023" }, { "metric": "personal care", "value": 1860, "unit": "CAD/year per household", "period": "2023" }, { "metric": "household operations, furnishings and equipment", "value": 9404, "unit": "CAD/year per household", "period": "2023" } ], "evidence_extraction_status": "SOURCE_VALUES_EXTRACTED" } ], "model_id": "CLC-v5.9-global-detail-1", "reviewed_at": "2026-09-29", "external_reverification": { "last_targeted_pass": "2026-09-29", "note": "V7.0 targeted evidence pass captured numeric observations for selected core components. Existing provenance was preserved; no model-only record was upgraded without a numeric observation." } }