Nairobi vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Nairobi | Palembang | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Nairobi is 77% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 6689th and 8933rd ($745 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th in Kenya and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Indonesia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 5632nd and 7557th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Nairobi vs Palembang
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| Nairobi | Palembang | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 798 km or 496 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ngozi | |
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| 801 km or 498 mi | Gitega | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 77 km or 48 mi |  Prabumulih | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Jambi | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Pagar Alam | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Lubuklinggau | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Metro | |
| 278 km or 172 mi | Bandar Lampung | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Bengkulu | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Cilegon | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Serang | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Tangerang | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | South Tangerang | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Jakarta | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Tanjung Pinang | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Bekasi | |
| 443 km or 275 mi | Depok | |
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| 539 km or 335 mi | Bandung | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Batu Pahat | |
| 581 km or 361 mi | Kluang | |
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| 615 km or 382 mi | Tasikmalaya | |
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| 709 km or 440 mi | Seremban | |
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