Dhaka vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1055
🏠 One person rent	$121	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$185
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$298
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	38
😀 Quality of life	54	34
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.54M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 2% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8916th and 8933rd ($428 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 5968th and 7557th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Palembang

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	Dhaka	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$8525

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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