Palembang vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palembang	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$420	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$131	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$185	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	38	27
😀 Quality of life	34	62
🏙️ Population	1.54M	149K

The cost of living in Palembang is 49% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8933rd and 6351st ($420 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 1st in Indonesia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7557th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Port Louis

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	Palembang	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.37	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.14	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.65	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.8	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.2	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.25	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8525	$3888

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$767
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$804
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$701
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$777
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1481
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$457
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$403
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$670
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$500
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$498
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$591
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$516
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$515
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$736