cost of living

Retail Asia24/06/2021

Hong Kong was dethroned as the costliest city for expatriates, according to a recent survey by Mercer, after holding the top rank for three years in a row. Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, was ranked as the costliest place for expat living, according to «Mercer’s 2021 Cost of Living City Ranking», unseating Hong Kong from the […]

Retail Asia07/12/2018

Asia’s most expensive city for high net worth individuals is no longer Hong Kong. Both Shanghai and Singapore have overtaken it, with property costs alone pushing it beyond capital cities across the region. Wealth Report Asia, published annually by financial services company Julius Baer, measures the price of a basket of items including property prices, a […]

Retail Asia27/01/2016

Supplies of shallots and chili, staple ingredients in Indonesian meals, are often low during the rainy season, propping up the prices index, said Sasmito Hadi Wibowo, the deputy of goods and services distribution at the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). Beef prices are also on the rise, increasing by 1 percent alone this month after the […]

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Hong Kong Dethroned as Most Expensive City for Expats

Shanghai, Singapore is now Asia’s most expensive city

Inflation May Accelerate to 4.38% in January