Brisbane vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$991
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$286
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.54M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 415% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 930th and 8738th ($2356 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 56th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 18th and 7235th 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
$13.8
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$8156

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$2152
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$1816
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$1843
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$1552
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$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
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$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
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$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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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