Palembang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palembang	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$390	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1013	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$109	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	45	77
🏙️ Population	1.54M	24.9M

The cost of living in Palembang is 65% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8997th and 4879th ($390 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 5th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Palembang ranked 25th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7095th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Shanghai

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	Palembang	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.7	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.5	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$119	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.7	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.08%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$680	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.19	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$27624

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$411
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$444
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$429
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$461
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$511
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$517
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$665
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$699
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$555
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$400
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$542
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$480
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3201
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$490
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$864
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$771
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$523
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$413
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$519
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$420
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$689
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$482
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$478
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$643
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$584

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753