Medina vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$1013
🏠 One person rent
$673
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
38
😀 Quality of life
70
45
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.54M

The cost of living in Medina is 203% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4743rd and 8997th ($1182 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 4114th and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$7422

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$411
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$444
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$448
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$429
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$461
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$511
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$517
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$665
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$699
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$555
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$400
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$542
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3201
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$561
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$789
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$864
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$788
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$771
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$523
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$413
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$771
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$519
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$420
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$478
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$643
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$584