Rents in South Korea 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

South Korea has good house price statistics. The Korean Statistical Information Service (KOSIS) releases a monthly house price index. Good sources of economics statistics are the Korea National Statistical Office (KNSO) and the Bank of Korea..