Palembang vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palembang	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$390	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1013	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$109	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	45	57
🏙️ Population	1.54M	77.6K

The cost of living in Palembang is 62% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8997th and 5469th ($390 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Palembang ranked 25th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 7095th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Phuket

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	Palembang	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.7	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.5	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$119	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.7	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.08%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$680	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.19	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$14328

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$411
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$444
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$429
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$461
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$511
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$517
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$665
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$699
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$555
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$400
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$542
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$480
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3201
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$490
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$864
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$771
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$523
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$413
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$519
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$420
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$689
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$482
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$478
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$643
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$584

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866