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| Square Meters (m²) | Square Feet (ft²) | Common Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.7639 | Small bathroom |
| 10 | 107.639 | Small bedroom |
| 20 | 215.278 | Living room |
| 50 | 538.196 | Small apartment |
| 100 | 1,076.39 | Average apartment |
| 1,000 | 10,763.9 | Large house with garden |
When buying or selling property internationally, understanding the conversion between square meters and square feet is essential. A 100 m² apartment in Europe would be advertised as approximately 1,076 ft² in the United States. This conversion helps buyers understand the actual size of properties when comparing across different markets.
Construction materials like flooring, roofing, and paint are often sold by coverage area. If you're working with international suppliers, you may need to convert between square meters and square feet to calculate the correct amount of materials needed. For example, if you need to order 50 m² of tile from a European supplier for your American home, you'd be covering approximately 538 ft² of floor space.
The square meter became part of the metric system during its development in France in the late 18th century. The square foot has ancient origins and varied in size until standardization in the modern era. The conversion between these units became standardized when the international yard and pound agreement of 1959 defined the yard (and consequently the foot) as exactly 0.9144 meters.
Common reference points: • A typical parking space: ~14-19 square meters (150-200 square feet) • Average bedroom: ~11-14 square meters (120-150 square feet) • Tennis court: ~260 square meters (2,800 square feet) • Standard football field: ~5,350 square meters (57,600 square feet) In real estate listings, property sizes are typically listed in square feet in the US and square meters in most other countries.