Palembang vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$395
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$122
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$172
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$273
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
38
99
😀 Quality of life
36
77
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.33M

The cost of living in Palembang is 67% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8967th and 4495th ($395 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 42nd in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 7425th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palembang Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.09
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.24
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.44
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.68
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$146
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$99.2
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.1
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.01%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$678
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.57
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.24
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.2
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.11
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.2
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7821
$14676

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$458
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$466
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$432
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$374
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$500
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$488
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$492
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125