Singapore has ranked as the most expensive city for office fit-out in Asia Pacific, according to Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific Fit-Out Cost Guide 2026. At an average of $2,029 per square meter, Singapore's fit-out costs edge ahead of Tokyo ($1,994 per square meter) and Taipei ($1,593 per square meter). Phnom Penh, at $375 per square meter, sits at the other end of the range, a spread that illustrates how varied workplace investment conditions are across the region.
The guide covers 23 cities across Australasia, East Asia, Southeast Asia and India, benchmarking fit-out costs at three specification levels: basic, mid/standard, and high/premium. Produced in partnership with specialist cost consultants including Platform Consulting Group, Currie Brown and Cova, it draws on market data gathered during fourth quarter 2025.
Across most markets, fit-out costs
