Palembang vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palembang	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$420	$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$820
🏠 One person rent	$131	$125
🏘️ Family rent	$185	$220
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$127
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$193
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	38	48
😀 Quality of life	34	40
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.97M

The cost of living in Palembang is 24% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8933rd and 9126th ($420 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 19th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 0.6 months in Peshawar. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 7557th and 6896th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Peshawar

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	Palembang	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.37	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.14	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.65	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.8	$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.2	$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.25	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8525	$525

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$441
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$499
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$438
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$530
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$522
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$524
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$605
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$757
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$541
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$419
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$553
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3168
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$596
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$950
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$745
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$551
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$458
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$752
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$585
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$459
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$699
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$517
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$512
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$506
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$508
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$630
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$571

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$374
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$372
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$358
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$323
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$439
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$441
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$469
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$599
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$328
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$456
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$277
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$330
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$476
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$373
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$388
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$319
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$280
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$335
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$344
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$308
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$344
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$312
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$406
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$467
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$310
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$500
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$358
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$371
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$407
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$360
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$378
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659