Palembang vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Palembang	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$388	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1004	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$108	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$158	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	94
😀 Quality of life	44	96
🏙️ Population	1.54M	2.14M

The cost of living in Palembang is 84% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8996th and 978th ($388 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 6th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Palembang ranked 29th best city to live in Indonesia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7310th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Perth

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	Palembang	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.21	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.76	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.5	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$60.6	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$114	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$94.3	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.07%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$977	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.15	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.85	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.83	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$118	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7191	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894