How much do massage therapists pay for rent?

How much do massage therapists pay for rent: Getting workspace for massage center is expensive. As massage therapy needs cozy and relaxing ambience, therapist must get a place by paying high rent. When you have new start up massage parlor, you want a space in heart of the city. So, every new customer can reach you easily.

Having all these in mind, massage therapists get rental space to start massage parlors. This article deals with the rent of massage space in various countries. Thus, you can get to know how much it costs and on what basis the charges are made.

US

In United States, there are 245.74 thousand massage service centers. On the total growth of business, massage business alone contributes 2.2% in 2021. This is something huge. $16.2 billion is the annual outcome of massage centers in US. Thinking of the investment like rent, it must be high. See to the city wise rental charges of massage centers in US.

Averagely, $200 is the low end rent of massage space in US. $500 and $800 is the mid and high-end rent. It may vary from city to city.

New York

Rental charge of massage space in New York ranges from $100-$150 per 4 working days; Charges made on number of working days in a month. Comparatively, rental charges are high in New York than any other city in US.

Los Angeles

In Los Angeles, rental charge is $6,702 per year.  Weekly rent is $200 as Los Angeles is equally popular like New York.

Chicago

Chicago is one among the three important cities of US. So, rental amount for a massage space is $3,200 per month.

Houston

Houston in Texas has rental charge of $1000 per month.

Phoenix

In Phoenix which is located in Arizona, the charges are less due to the remote area. It is $25-35 per square foot. There is more lease space than rental space in Phoenix.

Philadelphia

Getting a rental space is so high in Philadelphia. Even for residential purpose, the rent is huge comparing other popular cities. It costs around $1,000 per month.

San Antonio

$20 per square foot is the rental charge for massage space in San Antonio.

San Diego

$625 per month is rent of massage space in San Diego.

Dallas

In Dallas, the rental charge is split into deposit and pricing. You should pay $500 as a deposit; following that you need to pay $500 every month as a rental charge.

San Jose

San Jose offers cheap rental space to use. It is $700 per month to get a rental massage space. You can use the rental space for all 24/7 without any time limit or restriction.

Austin

Austin charges less for rental massage space. It is very low that you need to pay $500 per month.  There are no deposit charges.

Jacksonville

In Jacksonville charges are made on hours basis. For 6hours and 30 minutes of rental massage space, you should pay $150.

Fort Worth

$1,073-$2,499 is the monthly rent of massage space in Fort Worth.

Columbus

Depending on the luxury, massage space charges are made in Columbus. It starts from $ 135 per square foot. You can also get cozy and relaxant space for massage center at the heart of the city by paying $850 per square foot.

Charlotte

In charlotte, massage space is lent with all essential supplies. So, the charges vary per number of hours. For hours limits like 3 hrs, 6 hrs, per day charges are $40, $70 and $100 respectively. The charges are made with inclusion of all taxes.

San Francisco

Rental charge in San Francisco is high comparing other cities. It is $45 per hour to get a massage space there for rent.

Seattle

Seattle rental massage space is for $ 78 per hour. It is quite expensive considering other main cities in United States.

Denver

Massage space in Denver comes with all massage supplies that are necessary for therapeutic treatments.  Charges are made on number of working days in a week.

• 1 day/ week-$100 per month
• 2 days/week-$200 per month
• 3 days/week-$300 per month
• 4 days/week-$400 per month
• 5 days/week-$500 per month

Week end rental charges are quite high than week days. Saturday rental price is lower than Sunday as many visitors come to relax on free time.

Washington

Rental charges begin from $80 per hour. It is due to the popularity of the city that increases rental value of massage space. Again, there are many number of customers take massages frequently to relieve work stress.

Nashville

In Nashville, it is $150 per week to get a rental massage space. It is quite less due to the remote area of the place.

Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, rental charges are made on the basis of square foot of land. It is $20 per square foot. So, total land value of massage space gets estimated and rental charges are made accordingly.

El Paso

Annual rental amount is charged in El Paso. Rental charges start from $21 per square foot for massage space.

Boston

Boston is quite famous form massage and therapeutic treatments. There are many luxurious spa and massage studios in Boston. So, the rental charge is fair. It is $1000 per month for all week days. Again weekend rental charges are made separately. For every Saturday and Sunday, you need to pay $350 per day.

Portland

In Portland, charges are made on daily basis. $150 is what the rent of all week days. Week end rent is different and higher than usual days.

Plano

Plano in Texas is also a main city where the land value is high. It is $92-3,134 per month for 54-1,292 square feet.

Rochester

In Rochester, it is $12-18 per month to have massage space for rent.

Jersey

$900 is the monthly rent for massage space in New Jersey.

McKinney

In McKinney, rental charges are made per square foot. It is $2.15 per square foot for a year.

UK

United Kingdom suggests massage therapy in Medicine & Health program. They believe that massage nurtures mind-body connection. They also states that it gives peace, comfort and relaxation. Thus, massage therapy is given importance by all people of UK. Statistically, massage therapy reduces sick days of people as 1.76 million people find it improves their health.

Regarding the rental charges, it is less expensive comparing United States. Rental charge of massage space starts from 300 Euro to 950 Euro. Again luxury, massage supplies and location of the space make differences in rental charges.

India

In India, from the year 2009 onwards massage therapy grows massively. It is the approval of Madras High Court makes this difference. Before that, there were therapeutic massages are there with restriction. Now, that is all let loose by allowing every kind of massages performed in spas and parlors. Also, India has adopted many massaging methods from other countries. This improves the number of clients taking massages.

Rental charges for massage space are very less in India. It is evident when you see below to check the rent of various places in India. From state to state charges may vary.

• New Delhi–20,000 INR to 70,000 INR (when the massage space is fully furnished) per month
• Calcutta- 80,000 INR for 450 square feet space per month
• Tamil Nadu- 40,000 INR (averagely) per month
• Kerala- 15,000- 26,000 INR per month

Russia

Russia has ancient tradition of massage practice using herbal medicines. Around 1700s, Russian massages become famous. Still, only in 1860 it is accepted as a medicinal practice on research made. In 1980s, every other country started following the massaging method of Russia. As Russian massages are pain relievers, there grows high demand all over the world. So, it is obvious that there are many massage therapists and parlors out there.

Rental value for massage space is also high due to this factor. Average rent ranges from 15,000 rubles to 30,000 rubles. When you are given all essential massage supplies, then it charges around 58,000 rubles per month. In important cities like Moscow, the charges are bit higher than the mentioned rental charge. It is because, these areas have many foreign visitors and known for commercial trade.

China

China has fast growing massage business nowadays. From 2013-2016, there were 9, 625 massage centers all over China. It gradually grows and reached 10, 234 centers within a year. Tui Na is the ancient Chinese massage therapy that releases energy throughout the body. Massage space rent is differing from city to city on the basis of population and lifestyle of people. See below to know the rent of massage space in major cities of China.

• Chongqing– 999 Yuan per month is the rent of massage space. Fully furnished luxury space may charge up to 12500 Yuan per month.
• Shanghai-Cost of living is so high than other places. Rent is 7.7 Yuan per square foot for a day. Still, you can get cheap rental space for 15,000-30,000 Yuan per month.
• Beijing–  Rental charge ranging from 5.000- 8,000 Yuan per month.
• Chengdu– rental charge begins from 1500 Yuan to 2300 Yuan per month.
• Tianjin– Tianjin has fair rents to let massage space for rent. Rental amount is approximately 3,032 Yuan per month.
• Wuhan – Wuhan is a famous city in China. Rental cost starts from 2,140 Yuan per month. For luxury massage space with essential massage supplies and fully furnished space, you need to pay 8,500 Yuan per month. It is not so high comparing other cities and not minimal as well.

Saudi Arabia

 

Saudi Arabian government is not encouraging massage centers. In fact, you can never see atleast one massage center in any of the main cities of Saudi Arabia. Only on the request of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritages, it gives permission to run limited massage service centers. There are few massage centers in Riyadh runs for so long. So, the rental charges are quite high. Getting permission to run massage service center is tricky. Most of the massage service is given in luxury hotels where tourists stay.

Rental charges of small massage space in Riyadh costs around 1,800 Riyal per month.

Pakistan

In Pakistan, massage centers are seen only in commercial market places. Again, there are high restrictions and limitations prevail to run massage parlors in Pakistan due to religious constrains. In famous malls and city shopping areas, you can see massage centers rarely. Lahore is where many number of massage service centers running now.

Rental cost is around 90,000 rupees per month, which is so high. For low price rentals, you can get small unfurnished places in remote area. There is no chance of getting customers to visit for taking massages.

Thailand

Thailand is the home to best massage parlors in the world. Even in many other countries, you can see Thai massage parlors. Initially, traditional Thai massage is cheap, and relaxing. But nowadays, there are many fake parlors running in the name of Thai massage.

In Thailand, there are 8,000 to 10,000 spa and massage parlors in 2018. Among them, only 4,228 are certified massage centers.

Massage practioners can get rooms for rent. Rental cost is $80 per day; $50 for half a day. Still, in popular city like Bangkok you can get rental space for massage from $650-700 per month.

Japan

Japan has 5000 years ancient history of massages and ayurveda medicinal practices in relation to massage techniques. Rather than a relaxing procedure, it is more of a medicinal kind of treatment given in Japan. Cost of living is high in Japan. Obviously rental charges are also very high.

To get a rental space of 20-40 square meters, you should pay around 50,000 -70,000 yen. In central place like Tokyo, rental amount starts only from 1, 00,000 Yen. Rental rate can be less only in places like Kamakura, Chiba, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Naha, Osaka, Sapporo and Kyoto. They are like remote areas drive less than 1 hr from central cities.

Malaysia

In Malaysia, you can see luxury massage centers in Kuala Lumpur. There again, Thai massage service is what given. There is no native kind of massage techniques followed in Malaysia.

Rental charge for massage space is $1000 per month. It is $33 on average per day. Rental cost may go high when you search for space in famous malls and city centers.

Philippines

Philippines is not quite famous for massage. As the therapists are not certified and experience, it is always poor reviews on Filipino massages.  There are only 87 spas currently running in Philippines. Thus, the growth and demand for massage parlor is very low.

Rental amount of commercial massage space in Philippines is 2000 peso per month.

Nepal

Nepal also has many famous massage centers in it. Especially Kathmandu is the place liked by many tourists and other visitors of the country.  Rental charge starts from 3000 INR to 30,000 INR. Depending on the location, luxury and supplies given charges may vary. Space length is also important. If you prefer good ambience, then the charges are quite high for a commercial massage space in Nepal.

North Korea

In North Korea, there are strict rules to run massage centers and spas. Still for tourism and Heritage development, massage parlors are allowed to run only in limited numbers.  Commercial business space like massage center is quite high in North Korea. Minimal rental charge is 278.6 thousand Won in North Korea.

South Korea

Rental cost of massage space in South Korea starts from 70,000-1, 00,00 South Korean Won, which is so high.

Egypt

In Egypt, 17,000-24,000 pound per month is the average rent of massage space. For fully furnished space with luxurious ambience, the cost ranges high. It is 7, 50,000 pounds per month to get rental space for massage in malls and popular places.

Israel

Israel has few massage and spa centers. Especially in Jerusalem, there is more number of massage spaces to lend for rent. Rental charge ranges from $ 3,824 per month.

Kuwait

In Kuwait city, rental charges for commercial business like massage costs from 3,000-40,000 Dinars per month.

Qatar

Qatar has huge openings for rental commercial space. Rental charge is less than other countries. You can get massage space for 2,000-10,000 Riyals per month.

Singapore

Singapore has high charges to lend massage spaces for rent. Rental charge is 5, 00, 00-1,250,000 Won per month.

Maldives

Maldives has got huge tourists and visitors. There are many relaxing spa and massage parlors in Maldives. Rent of massage space is around 16,000 Maldivian Rufiyaa per month.