Jeddah vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$991
🏠 One person rent
$495
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$286
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
38
😀 Quality of life
73
40
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.54M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 141% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4731st and 8738th ($1100 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 1616th and 7235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Palembang

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Jeddah Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$8156

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$938
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$920
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$923
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$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$450
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$479
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$476
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$422
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$493
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$512
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$573
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$718
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$585
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3007
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$547
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$623
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$913
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$609
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$610
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$495
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$444
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$611
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$554
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$442
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$602
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$479
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$545
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$480