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

This chart shows the number of years needed to work in Japan 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 Japan'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 Japan to Buy a House in Asia? 2009-2024

This chart shows the number of years needed to work in Japan 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
    51.93
    2
    Singapore
    39.77
    3
    Israel
    22.87
    4
    South Korea
    20.52
    5
    Taiwan
    20.26
    6
    Qatar
    16.46
    7
    China
    11.73
    8
    Japan
    10
    9
    Cyprus
    9.08
    10
    Kuwait
    7.37
    11
    United Arab Emirates
    6.83
    12
    Thailand
    6.25
    13
    Kazakhstan
    4.64
    14
    Armenia
    4.40
    15
    Iran
    3.59
    16
    Malaysia
    3.42
    17
    Philippines
    3.37
    18
    Azerbaijan
    3.32
    19
    Vietnam
    3.31
    20
    Saudi Arabia
    3.19