Brisbane vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$185
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
97
34
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.54M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 493% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 781st and 8933rd ($2491 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 77th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 15th and 7557th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$8525

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$1877
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$1925
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$2141
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$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$441
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$499
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$485
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$438
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$530
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$522
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$524
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$605
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$577
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$757
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$541
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$419
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$604
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$553
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3168
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$596
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$709
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$530
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$590
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$950
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$750
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$745
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$551
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$458
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$752
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$585
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$459
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$699
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$517
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$512
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$506
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$508
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$630
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$571