Palembang vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$122	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	87
😀 Quality of life	36	91
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.39M

The cost of living in Palembang is 88% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8967th and 36th ($395 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 32nd in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 7425th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs San Diego

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	Palembang	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759