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.

Singapore $ 3,800
Hong Kong $ 3,175
Japan, Tokyo $ 1,270
Indonesia, Jakarta $ 975
Thailand, Bangkok $ 953
Georgia, Tbilisi $ 945
Taiwan, Taipei $ 780
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur $ 770
Philippines, Manila $ 730
Vietnam/HCMC, Hanoi $ 670
India, Mumbai $ 541

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.