Are the countries in Asia really that expensive to live in?

Question

According to this ranking i found on aneki.com (i dont know how reliable this is), the top few countries are in asia! is it because they earn lesser but things are expensive in their country? or is this based on their standard of living?

can't believe taiwan is so expensive.....


Rank Country
1 Japan
2 South Korea
3 Russia
4 Taiwan
5 Norway
6 Hong Kong
7 Switzerland
8 Denmark
9 Argentina
10 China
11 Finland
12 Cote d'Ivoire
13 United States
14 Sweden
15 Venezuela
16 United Kingdom
17 Singapore
18 Oman
19 Jordan
20 Kuwait

Answer 1

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Here is an article that explains things better: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article…

Taiwan is right up there as an expensive country, ranking 4th, just like on this list. But on this website, you will get an explanation.

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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article…