New York City vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$961
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$105
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$154
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.54M

The cost of living in New York City is 1031% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4th and 9016th ($4202 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 15th and 7352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Palembang

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	New York City	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.43
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$7055

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$393
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$417
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$424
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$438
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$469
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$472
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$552
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$516
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$627
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$515
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$376
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$501
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$466
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3105
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$551
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$468
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$794
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$717
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$494
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$419
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$759
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$488
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$422
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$707
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$457
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$452
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$446
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$617
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$610