Canberra vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2023
$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4526
$991
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1907
$172
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3542
$273
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
38
😀 Quality of life
84
36
🏙️ Population
381K
1.54M

The cost of living in Canberra is 413% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 1768th and 8967th ($2023 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 77th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 388th and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Palembang

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Canberra Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1342
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7003
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$4.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1802
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12940
$7821

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CanberraPalembang

Cost of living

$349

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$1448
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$1727
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$1654
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$1643
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$1645
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$1600
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$1620
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$1291
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$2194
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$1691
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1671
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$1669
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$1625
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$1635
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$1981
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$1390
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$1681
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$1185
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$1691
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$1963
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$1631
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$1768
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$1651
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$2106
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Distance City Cost of living
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$417
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$458
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$458
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$432
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$500
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$488
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$492
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$558
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$701
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$518
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$385
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$539
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$513
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3059
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$563
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$759
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$542
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$883
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$545
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$703
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$679
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$521
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$427
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$682
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
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$543
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$430
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$669
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$490
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$480
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$471
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$474
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$604
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$532