Rents in China 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.

Vietnam/HCMC, Hanoi $ 672
Indonesia, Jakarta $ 698
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur $ 735
Philippines, Manila $ 805
Taiwan, Taipei $ 816
Georgia, Tbilisi $ 918
Thailand, Bangkok $ 1,080
India, Mumbai $ 1,202
Japan, Tokyo $ 1,216
Hong Kong $ 2,173
Singapore $ 4,590

China has poor house price statistics. The National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBSC) has monthly house price time-series starting January 2011 but only until August of 2013. Another source of house price indices is eHomeday, Shanghai's largest property market web site, which has time-series for Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Beijing, Yangzhou and Suzhou (but the site is only in Chinese, and no time-series are available). Colliers International publishes useful housing data in their quarterly property market reviews. General economics statistics are available from the NBSC and the People's Bank of China.