Rents in Hong Kong compared to Asia

This is a comparison of median monthly rental prices in the most expensive region of the capital/most important city for a 1-bedroom apartment. The numbers are based on our in-house research.

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

Hong Kong has good quality housing statistics. The Ratings and Valuation Department releases monthly Hong Kong Property Review which has data on house prices, rent, yield, completion, forecast completion and sales transactions. Excellent economics data are available from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department.