Many expats flock to this area, but is it a cheap destination for expats and can you sustain your standard of living here, while still sending money back home to save?
Expensive cities to live in here are Hong Kong (the third most expensive in the world);Tokyo; Sydney; Singapore and Yokohama, what makes these cities expensive are the high rental costs for expatriate type accommodation, and costly imported goods.
The cheapest city for expatriates to live in is Medan in Indonesia, moving down the rankings is South Tarawa in Kiribati, and the biggest mover up the rankings is Tashkent in Uzbekistan, which has risen from 500th in April to become the 370th most expensive location in the world.
For more Cost of living information for Asia Pacific go here.
Reference
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Published by Xpatulator.com on 1 July 2013.
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