Palembang vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$122	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	92
😀 Quality of life	36	86
🏙️ Population	1.54M	2.75M

The cost of living in Palembang is 77% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8967th and 2624th ($395 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 2nd in Indonesia and Italy, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7425th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Rome

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	Palembang	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201