Palembang vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$1851
🏠 One person rent	$122	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$755
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	73
😀 Quality of life	36	67
🏙️ Population	1.54M	2.96M

The cost of living in Palembang is 44% less expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 8967th and 6858th ($395 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 12th in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 7425th and 3783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Quezon

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	Palembang	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$2744

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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 Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$640
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$546
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$670
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$623
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$506
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$901
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$770
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$704
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$780
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$535
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$621
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$589
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$487
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$575
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$539
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$545
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$515
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$508
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$398
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$464
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$508