Canberra vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$1055
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$185
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	38
😀 Quality of life	83	34
🏙️ Population	381K	1.54M

The cost of living in Canberra is 469% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 929th and 8933rd ($2393 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 77th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 393rd and 7557th 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	$20.1	$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$8525

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Palembang

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