Asia: Cost of Living Index by Country 2018 Mid-Year

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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 80.4 60.4 70.9 66.8 59.4 99.2
Japan 79.9 26.7 54.7 76.3 47.2 108.4
South Korea 76.6 23.6 51.5 86.9 45.3 107.7
Israel 74.9 30.6 53.9 59.2 83.9 98.1
Hong Kong 74.7 78.3 76.4 74.9 54.0 76.5
Maldives 66.4 31.2 49.7 69.0 37.3 28.9
Qatar 62.6 55.8 59.4 51.3 60.1 142.7
Taiwan 59.7 17.2 39.6 66.4 27.0 102.1
Lebanon 57.2 28.5 43.6 40.5 57.3 58.9
Bahrain 56.1 29.3 43.4 49.5 52.4 80.6
Cyprus 55.0 17.2 37.1 42.0 61.4 83.8
United Arab Emirates 54.6 47.6 51.3 40.9 52.5 142.3
Kuwait 53.2 34.5 44.4 40.2 47.7 105.4
Jordan 52.5 11.2 33.0 40.8 51.2 46.4
Palestine 50.3 8.5 30.5 42.8 38.6 61.4
Oman 47.2 20.7 34.7 40.9 44.7 93.4
Saudi Arabia 46.6 11.8 30.1 37.5 31.3 130.4
Thailand 44.6 17.1 31.6 45.7 23.1 44.0
Cambodia 44.4 13.4 29.7 42.0 22.2 13.9
Iraq 40.9 12.1 27.3 33.2 35.6 48.0
Malaysia 40.7 11.7 27.0 40.4 22.2 76.3
China 40.3 17.6 29.6 39.5 29.1 74.2
Vietnam 36.9 13.6 25.9 35.0 19.1 35.6
Indonesia 36.2 8.8 23.2 36.6 17.9 35.0
Turkey 35.5 8.7 22.8 29.1 25.8 53.2
Sri Lanka 33.9 8.8 22.0 35.1 19.9 28.9
Armenia 32.9 9.4 21.8 25.4 33.0 32.7
Philippines 32.8 7.4 20.8 29.8 19.1 31.8
Kazakhstan 32.3 10.7 22.0 24.6 33.3 39.1
Iran 30.9 15.0 23.4 26.1 25.4 44.3
Bangladesh 30.2 5.3 18.4 26.6 19.9 41.7
Georgia 30.1 9.6 20.4 23.9 28.5 37.4
Nepal 29.6 4.3 17.6 24.4 18.2 28.0
Azerbaijan 29.0 9.0 19.5 24.0 30.8 34.0
India 23.8 6.5 15.6 22.6 17.1 77.7
Pakistan 22.2 5.1 14.1 19.3 16.5 41.6