Palembang vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palembang	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$420	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$131	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$185	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	34	53
🏙️ Population	1.54M	77.6K

The cost of living in Palembang is 57% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8933rd and 5798th ($420 vs $985) 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 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 7557th and 6033rd 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	$1.37	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.14	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.65	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.8	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.2	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.25	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8525	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892