Dubai vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$991
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$172
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$273
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
38
😀 Quality of life
87
36
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dubai is 503% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 989th and 8967th ($2379 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 288th and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$7821

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$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$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
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$543
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$430
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$669
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$490
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$480
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$604
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$532