Jeddah vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$961
🏠 One person rent
$583
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
38
😀 Quality of life
76
44
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.54M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 226% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4730th and 9016th ($1210 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 1324th and 7352nd 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
$5.59
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$7055

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$873
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$871
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$919
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$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$393
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$417
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$428
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$422
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$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