Melbourne vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$991
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	100	36
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.54M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 456% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 1365th and 8967th ($2194 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 77th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 1st and 7425th 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	$14.2	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$7821

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Palembang

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