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Purchasing and Expenditure Throughout Asia
Domestic purchasing power takes into account wage levels and prices of consumer items in a particular place to help evaluate purchasing power. Here we look at the prices for food, clothing home appliances and electronics, Big Macs and iPods to discover the cheapest and most expensive cities for consumers in Asia.
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Domestic purchasing power |
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New York |
100.0 |
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Taipei |
58.9 |
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Hong Kong |
58.1 |
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Seoul |
57.4 |
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Singapore |
39.9 |
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Kuala Lumpur |
39.5 |
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Bangkok |
26.0 |
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Shanghai |
24.7 |
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Beijing |
23.8 |
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Delhi |
23.2 |
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Mumbai |
21.8 |
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Manila |
18.4 |
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Jakarta |
15.3 |
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Hanoi |
No data |
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