Expatistan's Cost of Living Map of Asia
This map shows only the top cities in the world. We also have a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Expatistan Cost of Living Index in Asia
| Ranking | City | Price Index: * |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 190 |
| 2nd | Hong Kong | 162 |
| 3rd | Tokyo (Japan) | 114 |
| 4th | Seoul (South Korea) | 109 |
| 5th | Macao | 107 |
| 6th | Shanghai (China) | 87 |
| 7th | Beijing (China) | 81 |
| 8th | Jakarta (Indonesia) | 65 |
| 9th | Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) | 63 |
| 10th | Chengdu (China) | 60 |
| 11th | Bangalore (India) | 55 |
| 12th | Dhaka (Bangladesh) | 46 |
| 13th | Delhi (India) | 45 |
| 14th | Yogyakarta (Indonesia) | 38 |
Price Index:
To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Madrid is about the same as in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Bangkok is 5% cheaper than in McAllen, Texas
- Cost of living in Amsterdam is 877% more expensive than in Enugu
- Cost of living in Paris is 32% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Santiago, Chile is 6% more expensive than in São Paulo
- Cost of living in London is 110% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Buenos Aires is 21% more expensive than in Mexico City
- Cost of living in London is 38% more expensive than in Paris
- Cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 66% cheaper than in San Diego, California
- Cost of living in Sofia is 48% cheaper than in Tel Aviv
- Cost of living in Barcelona, Spain is about the same as in Madrid
- Cost of living in New York City is 7% more expensive than in London
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What is Expatistan?
Expatistan is a cost of living calculator that allows you to compare the cost of living between cities around the world. The comparisons allow you to get a better understanding of the cost of living of any city before you move there.
What makes us unique is that we collect the prices that we use to calculate our cost of living index from visitors like you. Naturally, the more data entered, the more accurate the index and the calculations will be.
That's why we need your help to keep prices accurate and up to date. You can help by entering the prices that you know in Wichita, Kansas.
Prices recently added
- Utilities, monthly for 2 people in 85 m2 in Oulu costs €100 (about 3 hours ago)
- Utilities, monthly for 2 people in 85 m2 in Bhubaneswar costs ₨30,000 (about 3 hours ago)
- 1 us gal of gasoline in Tromsø costs kr 5.88 (about 3 hours ago)
- 2 tickets to the movies in Toronto costs C$100 (about 5 hours ago)
- 1 liter of gasoline in San Juan, Puerto Rico costs $0.95 (about 6 hours ago)
- 1 liter of gasoline in Mexicali costs Mex$ 23 (about 8 hours ago)