Abu Dhabi vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$961
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
38
😀 Quality of life
85
44
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.54M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 474% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 1650th and 9016th ($2133 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 424th and 7352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Palembang

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Abu Dhabi Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$7055

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$1791
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$2470
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$1543
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$1455
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$2356
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$1170
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$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$393
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$417
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$428
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$424
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$438
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$469
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$472
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$488
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$422
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$707
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$458
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$457
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$452
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$446
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$617
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$610