Hong Kong vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$961
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
80
44
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.54M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 617% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 640th and 9016th ($2663 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 676th and 7352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Palembang

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Hong Kong Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.74
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$7055

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5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

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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