Eastern Asia: Cost of Living Index by City 2023 Mid-Year

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Rank
City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Seoul, South Korea 76.3 31.4 55.0 92.6 44.0 81.2
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China) 72.4 61.0 67.0 77.9 48.7 68.8
Macao, Macao (China) 66.1 31.4 49.6 73.5 48.0 73.6
Suzhou, China 62.6 22.3 43.4 71.8 49.8 28.8
Tokyo, Japan 57.3 27.0 42.9 63.0 40.0 88.7
Taipei, Taiwan 57.2 20.2 39.6 65.7 34.3 73.2
Taichung, Taiwan 54.2 13.5 34.9 65.4 25.4 49.5
Osaka, Japan 52.8 15.3 35.0 53.9 36.4 92.8
Kaohsiung, Taiwan 49.7 10.6 31.1 56.0 25.2 56.3
New Taipei City, Taiwan 49.5 17.5 34.3 57.7 23.3 65.4
Shanghai, China 43.4 31.9 38.0 43.8 35.0 54.7
Beijing, China 41.5 29.4 35.7 39.5 28.0 73.8
Shenzhen, China 39.9 20.3 30.6 41.8 28.0 73.3
Hangzhou, China 38.9 13.9 27.0 44.6 28.4 56.4
Guangzhou, China 36.1 14.6 25.9 35.9 24.2 67.1
Chengdu, China 34.8 9.5 22.7 36.0 23.0 55.5
Nanjing, China 33.4 13.0 23.7 35.2 19.9 68.7
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 33.2 13.4 23.8 35.0 24.7 21.2