Dhaka vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1013
🏠 One person rent	$141	$109
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$161
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$330
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	38
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.54M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 19% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8829th and 8997th ($464 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 6151st and 7095th 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	$2.14	$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$7422

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$411
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$444
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$429
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$461
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$511
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$517
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$665
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$699
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$555
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$400
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$542
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$480
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3201
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$490
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$864
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$771
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$523
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$413
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$519
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$420
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$689
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$482
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$478
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$643
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$584