Madrid vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$991
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.54M

The cost of living in Madrid is 351% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 2443rd and 8967th ($1781 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 77th in Spain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Spain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 151st and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Palembang

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	Madrid	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$7821

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532