Convert square meters to square feet

1 m² = 10.7639 sq ft

A foot is exactly 0.3048 m, so a square foot is 0.3048 × 0.3048 = 0.09290304 m². To convert square meters to square feet, divide by 0.09290304, which is the same as multiplying by 10.7639: sq ft = m² × 10.7639. Example: a 45 m² apartment is 45 × 10.7639 = 484.38 sq ft.

The converter on this page is already set to this conversion, from m² to ft². Type an area and the answer appears as you type, rounded to six significant digits (100 m² = 1,076.39 ft²), while the Formula line reads 1 m² = 10.7639104167 ft². The ⇄ "Swap units" button goes the other way, and the "In every unit" table adds hectares and acres.

Square meters to square feet chart

Where you will need it

Reading a European listing

Apartments in Paris, Madrid or Berlin are listed in m². If you are used to square footage, a 70 m² two-bedroom is 753.47 sq ft, and a 90 m² family flat is just under 1,000 sq ft (968.75). That makes a European "large" apartment closer to an average American condo than you might think.

Rent and price per square foot

A price per area converts the opposite way to the area itself: multiply a price per m² by 0.09290304. A Lisbon office quoted at €250 per m² a year costs €23.23 per square foot a year. Rent of €20 per m² a month works out at €1.86 per square foot.

Hotels and office space

US hotels describe rooms in square feet, while hotels elsewhere use m². A 35 m² room abroad gives you 376.74 sq ft. The same goes for a 200 m² office floor in Europe: 2,152.78 sq ft on a US brochure.

Doing it in your head

Multiply by 10, then add 8%. For 50 m²: 500 + 40 = 540 sq ft, against an exact 538.20, so 0.3% high. Multiplying by 10 alone comes out 7.1% low.

Frequently asked questions

How many square feet is 100 square meters?

1,076.39 sq ft, a little over 1,000. The other way round, 1,000 sq ft is 92.90 m².

Why 10.76 and not 3.28?

A meter is 3.28084 feet, but an area has two dimensions, so the ratio is squared: 3.28084 × 3.28084 = 10.7639. Multiplying m² by 3.28 is the classic mistake.

Is it sq ft or ft²?

Both mean the same thing. Listings write sq ft or sq. ft., while ft² is the standard symbol, the one this converter displays.