5 Most Expensive Countries in Asia

4. Cyprus

Real GDP / GDP by PPP ratio: 0.72

5 year GDP growth rate: 20.3%

Cyprus is a country where there is a disagreement on whether its an Asian or European country. Since the United Nations listed the country in Asia, that’s what we have gone with as well. Since it is an island, it is costlier for the nation to import goods which is one of the reasons why it is so expensive.