Brisbane vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$961
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$309
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
97
44
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.54M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 525% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 1241st and 9016th ($2323 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 79th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 3rd and 7352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Palembang

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Brisbane Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$7055

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$1720
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$2672
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$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
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$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
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$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

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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