Palembang vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Palembang	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$388	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1004	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$108	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$158	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	38	31
😀 Quality of life	44	59
🏙️ Population	1.54M	120K

The cost of living in Palembang is 56% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8996th and 6471st ($388 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 4th in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Palembang ranked 29th best city to live in Indonesia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 7310th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Pattaya

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	Palembang	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.21	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.76	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.5	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$60.6	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$114	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$94.3	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.7	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.07%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$977	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.15	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.85	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.83	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$118	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7191	$12044

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$405
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$439
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$417
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$456
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$487
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$488
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$609
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$684
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$556
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$391
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$533
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$467
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3119
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$551
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$502
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$851
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$770
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$515
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$411
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$788
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$419
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$736
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$478
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$478
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$474
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$470
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$678
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$627

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514