Medina vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$353
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$185
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
20
38
😀 Quality of life
67
34
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.54M

The cost of living in Medina is 103% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 6257th and 8933rd ($853 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 3833rd and 7557th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$8525

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$1123
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$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$441
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$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
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$585
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$459
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$699
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$517
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$512
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$506
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$508
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$630
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$571