Rents in Japan 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.

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

Japan has house price statistics, particularly monthly average condominium prices in Tokyo, published by the Land Institute of Japan. Land price statistics are available from the Japan Real Estate Institute (JREI), as well as rent index. For a summary of Japan's economic and real estate trends, see monthly JREI reports. Japan's Statistics Bureau and the Bank of Japan have good collections of general economics data