Kaohsiung vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$342
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$185
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
38
😀 Quality of life
83
34
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.54M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 122% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 6046th and 8933rd ($932 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 77th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 389th and 7557th 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
$3.76
$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$8525

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Palembang

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