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Cheapest Cities to Live in Asia

These are the most affordable cities in Asia, ranked from lowest to highest by our cost of living index — where New York City scores 100. Select any city for a full cost breakdown.

  1. 1SanaaYemen15/100
  2. 2DamascusSyria18/100
  3. 3DushanbeTajikistan18/100
  4. 4KabulAfghanistan18/100
  5. 5LahorePakistan18/100
  6. 6BishkekKyrgyzstan20/100
  7. 7ChittagongBangladesh20/100
  8. 8IslamabadPakistan20/100
  9. 9KandySri Lanka20/100
  10. 10KarachiPakistan20/100
  11. 11KathmanduNepal20/100
  12. 12ShirazIran20/100
  13. 13BandungIndonesia22/100
  14. 14DelhiIndia22/100
  15. 15DhakaBangladesh22/100
  16. 16IsfahanIran22/100
  17. 17KolkataIndia22/100
  18. 18Siem ReapCambodia22/100
  19. 19TashkentUzbekistan22/100
  20. 20VientianeLaos22/100
  21. 21YangonMyanmar22/100
  22. 22Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam24/100
  23. 23Nha TrangVietnam24/100
  24. 24SurabayaIndonesia24/100
  25. 25ColomboSri Lanka25/100
  26. 26DavaoPhilippines25/100
  27. 27Phnom PenhCambodia25/100
  28. 28PuneIndia25/100
  29. 29TehranIran25/100
  30. 30UlaanbaatarMongolia25/100