Kaohsiung vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$961
🏠 One person rent
$353
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
38
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.54M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 161% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5770th and 9016th ($971 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 79th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 281st and 7352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Palembang

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Kaohsiung Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$7055

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Palembang

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