Medina vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$991
🏠 One person rent
$696
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$172
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$273
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
20
38
😀 Quality of life
66
36
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.54M

The cost of living in Medina is 208% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4439th and 8967th ($1215 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 77th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 3899th and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$7821

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$829
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$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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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