Medina vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$991
🏠 One person rent
$391
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$286
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
20
38
😀 Quality of life
52
40
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.54M

The cost of living in Medina is 95% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 6017th and 8738th ($892 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 56th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 6150th and 7235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Palembang

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Medina Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$8156

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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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