Dubai vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$961
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
90
44
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dubai is 565% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 947th and 9016th ($2470 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 0.8 months in Palembang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 184th and 7352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Palembang

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Dubai Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$7055

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$1543
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$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
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$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$393
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$417
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$428
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$424
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$438
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$469
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$472
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$488
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$422
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$707
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$458
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$457
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$452
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$446
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$617
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$610