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Cost of living index > Most expensive countries in Asia by cost of living

2025 - Most Expensive Countries In Asia By Cost Of Living

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Top Most expensive countries in Asia to live in 2025

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Rent to salary ratio

Rent/Salary
🏅 1
🇸🇬   Singapore
82.53
0.89
0.53
🥈 2
🇭🇰   Hong Kong
73.47
0.91
0.47
🥉 3
🇹🇱   Timor-Leste
41.98
1.26
0.32
4
🇹🇲   Turkmenistan
41.64
0.26
1.05
5
🇲🇴   Macao
41.36
0.95
0.43
6
🇲🇻   Maldives
30.01
0.49
0.66
7
🇰🇷   South Korea
27.88
1.23
0.26
8
🇯🇵   Japan
26.84
1.30
0.28
9
🇧🇳   Brunei
26.60
1.25
0.30
10
🇱🇦   Laos
26.29
0.18
2.70
11
🇲🇲   Myanmar (Burma)
24.17
0.16
1.11
12
🇱🇰   Sri Lanka
22.45
0.40
1.62
13
🇹🇼   Taiwan
22.14
1.38
0.30
14
🇹🇭   Thailand
19.55
0.56
0.49
15
🇲🇳   Mongolia
18.05
0.31
0.95
16
🇰🇭   Cambodia
17.81
0.26
1.00
17
🇨🇳   China
17.28
0.77
0.34
18
🇵🇭   Philippines
17.14
0.32
0.94
19
🇦🇿   Azerbaijan
15.11
0.38
0.81
20
🇦🇫   Afghanistan
15.08
0.21
0.92
21
🇰🇿   Kazakhstan
14.98
0.51
0.67
22
🇻🇳   Vietnam
14.94
0.48
0.63
23
🇹🇯   Tajikistan
14.91
0.24
1.08
24
🇰🇬   Kyrgyzstan
14.76
0.34
0.82
25
🇲🇾   Malaysia
14.73
0.95
0.33
26
🇷🇺   Russia
14.65
0.57
0.63
27
🇺🇿   Uzbekistan
14.36
0.47
0.62
28
🇮🇩   Indonesia
14.06
0.37
0.77
29
🇧🇹   Bhutan
14.00
0.60
0.30
30
🇮🇳   India
11.77
0.65
0.31
31
🇳🇵   Nepal
11.58
0.30
0.48
32
🇵🇰   Pakistan
11.24
0.26
1.01
33
🇧🇩   Bangladesh
9.42
0.39
0.41

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