Jeddah vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$511
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$185
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
38
😀 Quality of life
75
34
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.54M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 167% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4828th and 8933rd ($1123 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 77th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 1110th and 7557th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.99
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$8525

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$940
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$1096
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$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$441
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$499
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$485
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$438
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$530
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$522
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$524
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$605
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$577
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$757
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$541
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$419
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$604
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$553
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3168
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$596
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$709
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$530
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$590
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$950
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$750
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$745
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$551
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$458
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$752
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$585
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$459
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$699
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$517
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$512
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$506
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$508
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$630
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$571