Cost of Living · Asia

Cost of Living in Asia (2026)

Compare cost of living in 50 countries in Asia. Index calibrated to New York City = 100. How we calculate this

Countries
50
in Asia
Avg CoL Index
43
NYC = 100
Most Affordable
19
lowest index
CountryCoL IndexCategory
🇵🇰 Pakistan19Very cheap
🇧🇩 Bangladesh21Very cheap
🇮🇳 India22Very cheap
🇲🇲 Myanmar22Very cheap
🇳🇵 Nepal22Very cheap
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan23Very cheap
🇰🇭 Cambodia25Very cheap
🇮🇩 Indonesia26Very cheap
🇱🇦 Laos26Very cheap
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka26Very cheap
🇻🇳 Vietnam26Very cheap
🇵🇭 Philippines30Very cheap
🇦🇫 Afghanistan32Very cheap
🇹🇷 Turkey33Very cheap
🇬🇪 Georgia33Very cheap
🇹🇯 Tajikistan34Very cheap
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan35Very cheap
🇲🇾 Malaysia35Very cheap
🇰🇵 North Korea35Affordable
🇮🇷 Iran36Affordable
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan36Affordable
🇮🇶 Iraq38Affordable
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan38Affordable
🇾🇪 Yemen38Affordable
🇹🇭 Thailand38Affordable
🇨🇳 China38Affordable
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan39Affordable
🇲🇳 Mongolia42Affordable
🇧🇹 Bhutan42Affordable
🇸🇾 Syria42Affordable
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste42Affordable
🇦🇲 Armenia42Affordable
🇹🇼 Taiwan47Affordable
🇯🇵 Japan48Affordable
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia49Affordable
🇯🇴 Jordan50Affordable
🇵🇸 Palestine52Affordable
🇱🇧 Lebanon53Affordable
🇰🇷 South Korea55Affordable
🇴🇲 Oman55Moderate
🇧🇳 Brunei56Moderate
🇰🇼 Kuwait58Moderate
🇲🇻 Maldives60Moderate
🇦🇪 UAE63Moderate
🇧🇭 Bahrain66Moderate
🇶🇦 Qatar71Moderate
🇸🇬 Singapore79Expensive
🇲🇴 Macau84Expensive
🇭🇰 Hong Kong85Expensive
🇮🇱 Israel89Expensive

Other regions

Sources: World Bank Open Data 2026 · GlobalCostData Research 2026. Updated April 2026.