Melbourne vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$991
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$180
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$286
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	98	40
🏙️ Population	4.53M	1.54M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 415% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 933rd and 8738th ($2356 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 56th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 2nd and 7235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Palembang

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	Melbourne	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$8156

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Palembang

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