Foshan vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$991
🏠 One person rent
$156
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$286
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
73
40
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.54M

The cost of living in Foshan is 26% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7900th and 8738th ($575 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 56th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 1721st and 7235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$8156

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$742
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$812
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$589
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$791
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$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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$450
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$479
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$476
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
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$422
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
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$521
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$493
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$512
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$573
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$718
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$585
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3007
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$547
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$623
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$913
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$609
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$610
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$495
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$444
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$611
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$554
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$442
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$602
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$426
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$478
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$479
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$474
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$545
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$480