2024

Asia Floor Wage 2024 = 1750.54 PPP$ per month

For Asian countries where the Consumption Survey was done

Country PPP Exchange Rate (2023) Living Wage in Local Currency for 1750.54 PPP$
Bangladesh 30.75 BDT 53,828.97
Cambodia 1,509.12 KHR 2,641,890.86
India 19.5 INR 34,170.46
Indonesia 5,143.4 IDR 9,003,687.42
Myanmar 499.7 MMK 874,742.65
Philippines
20.7 PHP 36,218.58
Sri Lanka 90.5 LKR 158,353.45
Vietnam 7,114.3 VND 12,453,835.59

 

For Asian countries where Consumption Survey was not done

Country PPP Exchange Rate (2023) Living Wage in Local Currency for 1750.54 PPP$
China 3.65 CNY 6,389
Thailand 11.18 THB 19,571
Pakistan 59.28 PKR 103,772

 


2022

Asia Floor Wage 2022 = 1600 PPP$ per month

For Asian countries where Consumption Survey was done

Country Name PPP Conversion Factor Local Currency for 1600 PPP$
Bangladesh 33 53,104 Takas
Cambodia 1,490 2,894,415 Riel (701 USD)
India 21 33,920 Indian Rupees
Indonesia 5,067 8,107,632 Rupiah
Myanmar 435 695,536 Kyat
Pakistan 42 67,200 Pakistan Rupees
Sri Lanka 59 94,400 Sri Lanka Rupees

*Some countries have seen high inflation rates since the surveys were completed in early 2022. The living wage figures may be an under-representation in these cases.

For Asian countries where Consumption Survey was not done

Country Name PPP Conversion Factor Local Currency for 1600 PPP$
China 4 6,512 Yuan
Thailand 12 19,648 Baht
Vietnam 7,902 12,642,736 Dong
Philippines 20 32,208 Pesos

 


2020

Asia Floor Wage 2020 = 1420 PPP$ per month

For Asian countries where Food Basket Research was done

Country Name PPP Conversion Factory 2018 Local Currency for 1420 PPP$
Cambodia 1655.54 (2017) 2,350,867 Riel (588 USD)
India 20.56 29,323 Indian Rupees
Indonesia 5104.99 7,249,086 Rupiah
Pakistan 33.54 47,627 Pakistan Rupees
Sri Lanka 53.24 75,601 Sri Lanka Rupees

For Asian countries where Food Basket Research was not done

Country Name PPP Conversion Factor 2018 Local Currency for 1420 PPP$
Bangladesh 34 48,280 Takas
China 3.81 5,410 RMB
Myanmar 363.60 5,16,312 Kyat
Vietnam 9284.40 13,183,848 Dong
Thailand 12.47 17,707 Baht
Philippines 20.42 28,996 Pesos

2017

Asia Floor Wage 2017 = 1187 PPP$

For Asian countries where Food Basket Research was done

Country Name PPP Conversion Factor, Private Consumption 2016 Local Currency for 1187 PPP$
Bangladesh 3.85 37661 Takas
Cambodia 1.66 1939606 Riel
India 32.08 23588 Rupees
Indonesia 4985.7 5886112 Rupiah

For Asian countries where Food Basket Research was not done

Country Name PPP Conversion Factor, Private Consumption 2016 Local Currency for 1187 PPP$
China 3.85 4547 RMB
Malaysia 1.66 1960 Ringgit
Pakistan 32.08 37886 PKR
Philippines 20.20 23856 PHP
Sri Lanka 49.19 58093 SLR
Thailand 12.82 15140 Baht

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2015

Asia Floor Wage 2015 = 1021 PPP$

For Asian countries where Food Basket Research was done

Country Name PPP Conversion Factor, Private Consumption Local Currency for 1021 PPP$
Cambodia 1597.26 1630045 Riel
India 18.35 18727 INR
Indonesia 4590.35 4684570 Rupiah
Sri Lanka 47.63 48608 SLR

For Asian countries where Food Basket Research was not done

Country Name PPP Conversion Factor, Private Consumption 2014 Local Currency for 1021 PPP$
Bangladesh 28.85 29442 Takas
China 3.77 3847 Yuan
Malaysia 1.61 1643 Ringgit
Nepal 31.66 32310 NPR
Pakistan 30.57 31197 PKR
Philippines 19.84 20247 PHP
Thailand 13.09 13359 Baht
Vietnam 8769.16 8949153 VND

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