Eastern Asia: Cost of Living Index by City 2023

Chart: Cost of Living Index
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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 78.9 33.9 57.3 98.2 45.5 80.9
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China) 75.7 66.3 71.2 79.5 53.6 67.7
Tokyo, Japan 73.7 33.5 54.5 80.6 42.5 90.0
Macao, Macao (China) 69.6 33.2 52.2 76.1 49.3 76.4
Nagoya, Japan 67.5 46.8 57.5 71.3 37.4 74.1
Osaka, Japan 65.5 22.6 45.0 65.7 41.0 89.6
Suzhou, China 59.0 27.2 43.7 70.8 39.4 28.4
Taipei, Taiwan 57.6 20.6 39.8 66.0 33.8 78.2
New Taipei City, Taiwan 56.6 18.6 38.4 72.0 24.0 64.6
Kaohsiung, Taiwan 49.3 11.2 31.1 57.5 24.6 67.5
Shanghai, China 47.7 36.6 42.3 49.4 36.7 59.7
Beijing, China 46.2 35.0 40.9 45.1 31.7 63.3
Shenzhen, China 44.1 22.4 33.7 46.8 29.6 80.9
Hangzhou, China 41.2 15.3 28.8 47.8 29.4 61.6
Chengdu, China 38.9 11.7 25.9 42.4 24.5 53.4
Guangzhou, China 38.4 16.5 27.9 38.5 27.4 74.7
Nanjing, China 35.9 14.1 25.5 38.7 21.4 72.0
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 32.8 9.3 21.5 32.2 26.4 24.7
Qingdao, Shandong, China 32.7 8.9 21.3 35.9 21.9 75.9