Palembang vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$122	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	38	31
😀 Quality of life	36	54
🏙️ Population	1.54M	120K

The cost of living in Palembang is 49% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8967th and 6518th ($395 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 5th in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 7425th and 5997th 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	$1.09	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$8876

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508