Palembang vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palembang	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$390	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1013	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$109	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$490
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	58
😀 Quality of life	45	62
🏙️ Population	1.54M	5.95M

The cost of living in Palembang is 25% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8997th and 8553rd ($390 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 6th in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Palembang ranked 25th best city to live in Indonesia vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 7095th and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Pune

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	Palembang	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.7	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.5	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$119	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.7	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.08%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$680	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.19	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$2540

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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 Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$273
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$399
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$487
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$267
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$290
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$309
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$349
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$285
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$382
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$333
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$278
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$396
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$463
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$398
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$251
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$476
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$422
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$355
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$328
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$297
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$374
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$305
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$266
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$375
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$383
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$310
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$295
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$470
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$398
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$361