Kathmandu vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$147
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$185
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
38
😀 Quality of life
45
34
🏙️ Population
846K
1.54M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 5% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8885th and 8933rd ($443 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th in Nepal and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 6524th and 7557th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$8525

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$306
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$339
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$356
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$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
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$441
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$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
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$585
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$459
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$699
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$517
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$512
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$506
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$508
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$630
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$571