Kaohsiung vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$991
🏠 One person rent
$339
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$286
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
38
😀 Quality of life
84
40
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.54M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 104% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5786th and 8738th ($932 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 56th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 320th and 7235th 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
$3.13
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$4.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$8156

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Palembang

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$450
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$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