Rents in Singapore compared to Asia

This comparison presents the median monthly rental prices for a 1-bedroom apartment in the most expensive regions of capital cities or major urban centers, based on our in-house research.

India, Mumbai $ 490
Vietnam/HCMC, Hanoi $ 672
Philippines, Manila $ 732
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur $ 767
Taiwan, Taipei $ 782
Georgia, Tbilisi $ 1,125
Thailand, Bangkok $ 1,373
Indonesia, Jakarta $ 1,840
Hong Kong $ 3,174
Singapore $ 3,800
Japan, Tokyo $ 4,346

Singapore has a quarterly residential property index, which can be accessed from the Urban Redevelopment Authority's site. Excellent economics data are from the Singapore Statistics and the Monetary Authority of Singapore..