Jaipur vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jaipur	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$387	$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$941	$1013
🏠 One person rent	$125	$109
🏘️ Family rent	$208	$161
🍽️ Food expenses	$155	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$341	$330
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	38
😀 Quality of life	56	45
🏙️ Population	3.07M	1.54M

The cost of living in Jaipur is 0.8% less expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 9001st and 8997th ($387 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 78th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Jaipur compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Jaipur ranked 37th best city to live in India vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 6222nd and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jaipur vs Palembang

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	Jaipur	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.63	$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$74.8	$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$235	$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.09	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.73%	8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$973	$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$443	$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.09	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.02	$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.02	$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.5	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.5	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1566	$7422

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Cities near Jaipur

Distance	City	Cost of living
104 km or 64 mi	Alwar	$260
106 km or 66 mi	Sikar	$335
132 km or 82 mi	Ajmer	$274
190 km or 118 mi	Mathura	$293
193 km or 120 mi	Kota	$333
207 km or 129 mi	Gurgaon	$514
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwani	$330
213 km or 133 mi	Bhilwara	$328
215 km or 134 mi	Agra	$388
219 km or 136 mi	Faridabad	$383
231 km or 144 mi	Rohtak	$248
233 km or 145 mi	Noida	$437
236 km or 146 mi	Delhi	$489
243 km or 151 mi	Aligarh	$304
244 km or 152 mi	Gwalior	$329
247 km or 154 mi	Ghaziabad	$372
249 km or 154 mi	Hisar	$262
257 km or 160 mi	Sonipat	$270
280 km or 174 mi	Bikaner	$290
284 km or 176 mi	Pali	$305
286 km or 178 mi	Jodhpur	$322
293 km or 182 mi	Meerut	$350
315 km or 196 mi	Jhansi	$345
322 km or 200 mi	Sambhal	$301
339 km or 211 mi	Udaipur	$315
354 km or 220 mi	Moradabad	$290
377 km or 234 mi	Saharanpur	$285
385 km or 239 mi	Bareilly	$290
408 km or 254 mi	Ratlam	$303
413 km or 256 mi	Patiala	$357
415 km or 258 mi	Ujjain	$264
425 km or 264 mi	Vidisha	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Rishikesh	$371
433 km or 269 mi	Dehradun	$388
434 km or 270 mi	Chandigarh	$373
437 km or 271 mi	Bhopal	$366
444 km or 276 mi	Ludhiana	$421
446 km or 277 mi	Kanpur	$320
467 km or 290 mi	Indore	$361
475 km or 295 mi	Burewala	$347

Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$411
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$444
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$429
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$461
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$511
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$517
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$665
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$699
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$555
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$400
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$542
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$480
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3201
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$490
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$864
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$771
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$523
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$413
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$519
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$420
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$689
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$482
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$478
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$643
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$584