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 | Hong Kong | 241 |
| 2nd | Tokyo (Japan) | 204 |
| 3rd | Singapore | 200 |
| 4th | Taipei (Taiwan) | 152 |
| 5th | Seoul (South Korea) | 152 |
| 6th | Shanghai (China) | 132 |
| 7th | Beijing (China) | 116 |
| 8th | Bangkok (Thailand) | 113 |
| 9th | Shenzhen (China) | 112 |
| 10th | Manila (Philippines) | 101 |
| 11th | Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) | 93 |
| 12th | Jakarta (Indonesia) | 91 |
| 13th | Mumbai (India) | 79 |
| 14th | Delhi (India) | 72 |
| 15th | Bangalore (India) | 65 |
| 16th | Kolkata (India) | 65 |
| 17th | Almaty (Kazakhstan) | 61 |
| 18th | Hyderabad, India (India) | 61 |
| 19th | Madras (India) | 58 |
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 Buenos Aires is 7% cheaper than in Bogotá
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- Cost of living in Santiago is 39% more expensive than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in New York City is 81% more expensive than in San Juan
- Cost of living in London is 62% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Aguascalientes is 50% cheaper than in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Cost of living in Valparaiso is 17% cheaper than in Santiago
- Cost of living in Singapore is 17% cheaper than in Hong Kong
- Cost of living in Mexico City is about the same as in Bogotá
- Cost of living in New York City is 17% 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 Kyoto.
Prices recently added
- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Brussels costs €900 (32 minutes ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Morelia costs Mex$ 700 (about 1 hour ago)
- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Santiago costs CH$700,000 (about 2 hours ago)
- Monthly rent - 900 sqft furnished accommodation in expensive area in New York City costs $4,066 (about 2 hours ago)
- Monthly rent - 900 sqft furnished accommodation in expensive area in Santa Ana, California costs $3,050 (about 2 hours ago)
- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Queretaro costs Mex$ 25,000 (about 3 hours ago)