Palembang vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$122	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	36	53
🏙️ Population	1.54M	77.6K

The cost of living in Palembang is 58% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8967th and 5827th ($395 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 7425th and 6063rd 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	$1.09	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810