Cost of Living from 38 Asian Cities
What you should know to plan your budget to explore or expat to Asia!
Where Are We Going Next?
It's always nice to know a lot of nice places but, as entrepreneur, especially if you are beginning your journey in business, a cheap place to live could be nice. That's why we found a list of place to stay that will appear from the cheapest until the most expensive one according to the Cost of Living Index in Asia. 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.
Cost of Living from 38 Asian Cities
Here's some pictures with the price index of 38 cities in Asia. Some may vary but click on the link of the image to see the updated information or see the list of 38 cities at the bottom ranked in order. (Please note that the price index varies a lot in the current world crisis, click on the link to see the updated data)
| Ranking | City | Price Index |
| 1st | Hong Kong | 229 |
| 2nd | Tokyo (Japan) | 197 |
| 3rd | Singapore | 187 |
| 5th | Tel Aviv (Israel) | 181 |
| 4th | Doha (Qatar) | 181 |
| 6th | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 175 |
| 7th | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 174 |
| 8th | Jerusalem (Israel) | 164 |
| 9th | Beirut (Lebanon) | 160 |
| 10th | Haifa (Israel) | 158 |
| 11th | Seoul (South Korea) | 145 |
| 12th | Taipei (Taiwan) | 144 |
| 13th | Ramallah (Palestinian Territory) | 143 |
| 14th | Manama (Bahrain) | 127 |
| 16th | Limassol (Cyprus) | 126 |
| 15th | Shanghai (China) | 126 |
| 17th | Amman (Jordan) | 120 |
| 18th | Beijing (China) | 111 |
| 19th | Bangkok (Thailand) | 109 |
| 20th | Shenzhen (China) | 108 |
| 21st | Jakarta (Indonesia) | 95 |
| 22nd | Manila (Philippines) | 94 |
| 23rd | Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) | 91 |
| 24th | Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) | 82 |
| 26th | Istanbul (Turkey) | 77 |
| 25th | Mumbai (India) | 77 |
| 27th | İzmir (Turkey) | 73 |
| 29th | Baku (Azerbaijan) | 70 |
| 28th | Delhi (India) | 70 |
| 30th | Tbilisi (Georgia) | 69 |
| 31st | Ankara (Turkey) | 66 |
| 33rd | Bursa (Turkey) | 64 |
| 32nd | Kolkata (India) | 64 |
| 35th | Almaty (Kazakhstan) | 63 |
| 34th | Bangalore (India) | 63 |
| 36th | Antalya (Turkey) | 60 |
| 37th | Hyderabad, India (India) | 59 |
| 38th | Madras (India) | 56 |
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.
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