Al Ain vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$991
🏠 One person rent
$612
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$286
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
38
😀 Quality of life
79
40
🏙️ Population
767K
1.54M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 148% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4616th and 8738th ($1132 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 496th and 7235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$8156

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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
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$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
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$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$450
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$479
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$476
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$493
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$422
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$364
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$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
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$480
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$2733
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$3007
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$547
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$623
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$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
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$602
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$426
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$478
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$479
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$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$545
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$480