Asia: Cost of Living Index by Country 2023 Mid-Year

Chart: Cost of Living Index
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Country
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Singapore 85.9 94.0 89.8 75.4 59.8 85.9
Hong Kong (China) 72.4 61.0 67.0 77.9 48.7 68.8
Israel 70.0 28.1 50.1 58.9 81.8 76.3
South Korea 69.2 17.4 44.5 84.0 37.6 83.5
Macao (China) 65.0 32.6 49.6 70.5 47.2 78.7
United Arab Emirates 60.7 31.5 46.8 45.7 55.7 118.0
Qatar 59.3 45.3 52.6 44.4 57.2 120.2
Cyprus 59.2 28.2 44.4 46.8 63.2 52.6
Yemen 58.5 7.3 34.1 64.7 31.8 16.0
Bahrain 56.0 23.5 40.5 43.0 49.4 78.1
Japan 54.3 17.8 36.9 56.4 34.3 94.3
Brunei 54.2 16.1 36.0 65.7 31.6 73.5
Maldives 53.4 25.1 39.9 46.2 35.3 33.8
Taiwan 53.3 14.7 34.9 62.3 27.3 67.8
Lebanon 53.1 17.4 36.1 35.0 45.3 19.4
Saudi Arabia 50.1 11.9 31.9 41.0 35.8 98.7
Oman 49.6 15.0 33.1 40.2 39.6 106.2
Kuwait 46.1 25.5 36.3 33.1 42.8 106.9
Jordan 45.3 8.1 27.6 37.3 41.4 34.9
Palestine 45.1 8.5 27.7 39.4 32.2 35.7
Armenia 43.1 24.4 34.2 36.0 43.3 28.0
Cambodia 41.7 11.8 27.5 41.6 26.0 16.1
Georgia 40.6 19.3 30.5 36.7 39.5 25.2
Thailand 38.5 12.6 26.2 40.7 20.6 31.7
China 36.5 15.6 26.6 37.5 25.4 58.2
Philippines 35.9 8.9 23.1 34.2 20.9 21.0
Vietnam 34.5 10.8 23.2 36.0 17.9 30.3
Kazakhstan 34.3 15.6 25.4 30.5 32.5 33.1
Sri Lanka 33.8 6.5 20.8 41.5 16.9 14.6
Myanmar 33.4 17.5 25.8 34.2 17.0 18.5
Iraq 32.6 9.0 21.3 27.1 24.8 39.2
Mongolia 32.3 11.5 22.4 34.1 24.6 21.9
Malaysia 32.3 9.2 21.3 34.9 19.9 57.8
Indonesia 30.8 9.2 20.5 34.4 16.4 24.7
Azerbaijan 30.6 8.3 20.0 27.2 28.1 28.6
Kyrgyzstan 29.9 11.2 21.0 26.8 24.2 22.8
Iran 28.4 10.9 20.1 21.0 19.6 21.6
Turkey 27.1 8.5 18.2 23.7 20.0 32.5
Uzbekistan 26.6 11.4 19.4 25.5 22.0 25.5
Bangladesh 26.2 3.0 15.1 25.5 16.4 26.2
Nepal 25.9 3.7 15.3 22.7 17.5 21.2
Syria 25.2 4.2 15.2 22.9 19.2 4.7
India 22.9 5.5 14.6 23.1 16.1 61.7
Pakistan 17.6 3.0 10.7 15.1 12.6 22.0