Gold Coast vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gold Coast	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2239	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4966	$991
🏠 One person rent	$1436	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	38
😀 Quality of life	88	36
🏙️ Population	608K	1.54M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 467% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 1278th and 8967th ($2239 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 77th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 223rd and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Palembang

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	Gold Coast	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1508	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1209	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2204	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1987	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8546	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.1	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2092	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6970	$7821

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2016
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1677
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1748
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1683
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1185
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1478
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1448
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1702
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2099
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1824
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1584
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2539
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2252
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1538
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1511
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1416
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1616
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2023
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1619
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1667
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1691
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1643
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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