Foshan vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$991
🏠 One person rent	$208	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	70	36
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.54M

The cost of living in Foshan is 55% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7543rd and 8967th ($611 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 77th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 2601st and 7425th 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	$3.41	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$7821

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Palembang

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