Foshan vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$1055
🏠 One person rent	$185	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$185
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	70	34
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.54M

The cost of living in Foshan is 43% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7753rd and 8933rd ($602 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 77th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 2359th and 7557th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Palembang

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	Foshan	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$8525

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

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