Palembang vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palembang	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$420	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$131	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$185	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	87
😀 Quality of life	34	93
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.01M

The cost of living in Palembang is 89% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8933rd and 13th ($420 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7557th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs San Jose, United States

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	Palembang	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.37	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.14	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.65	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.8	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.2	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.25	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8525	$23974

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$441
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$499
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$438
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$530
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$522
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$524
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$605
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$757
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$541
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$419
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$553
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3168
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$596
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$950
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$745
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$551
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$458
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$752
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$585
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$459
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$699
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$517
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$512
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$506
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$508
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$630
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$571

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146