How Many Years of Work in Germany to Buy a House in Asia? 2009-2024

This chart shows the number of years needed to work in Germany to buy a house in various Asian countries. The estimated house prices for each country were calculated by multiplying the Price to Income Ratio from NUMBEO by each country's GDP per capita. Then, these estimated house prices were divided by Germany's GDP to determine the approximate number of years needed. This calculation does not take into account living expenses, taxes, etc.

How Many Years of Work in Germany to Buy a House in Asia? 2009-2024

This chart shows the number of years needed to work in Germany to buy a house in various Asian countries.

Change Chart

    Price to Income Ratio is a metric that compares house prices to household income, used to assess housing affordability.

    RankNameIndicator
    1
    Hong Kong
    31.70 yrs
    2
    Singapore
    24.27 yrs
    3
    Israel
    13.96 yrs
    4
    South Korea
    12.52 yrs
    5
    Taiwan
    12.37 yrs
    6
    Qatar
    10.05 yrs
    7
    Germany
    9.80 yrs
    8
    China
    7.16 yrs
    9
    Japan
    6.10 yrs
    10
    Cyprus
    5.54 yrs
    11
    Kuwait
    4.50 yrs
    12
    United Arab Emirates
    4.17 yrs
    13
    Thailand
    3.81 yrs
    14
    Kazakhstan
    2.83 yrs
    15
    Armenia
    2.69 yrs
    16
    Iran
    2.19 yrs
    17
    Malaysia
    2.08 yrs
    18
    Philippines
    2.05 yrs
    19
    Azerbaijan
    2.03 yrs
    20
    Vietnam
    2.02 yrs