Abu Dhabi vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$991
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$286
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
38
😀 Quality of life
82
40
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.54M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 323% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 1938th and 8738th ($1936 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 369th and 7235th 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
$9.91
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$8156

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$450
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$479
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$476
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$422
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$493
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$512
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$573
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$718
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$585
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3007
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$547
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$623
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$913
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$609
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$610
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$495
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$444
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$611
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$554
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$442
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$602
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$479
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$545
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$480