Palembang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$457
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$188
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$180
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$187
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
1.54M
24.9M

The cost of living in Palembang is 62% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8738th and 4461st ($457 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 6th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Palembang compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Palembang ranked 28th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7235th and 558th 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
$1.31
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.82
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.58
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$152
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.06%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$749
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.56
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.27
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.97
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8156
$28143

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$493
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$573
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$545
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$718
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$511
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$552
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$393
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$585
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$480
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$2733
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$3007
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$547
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$623
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$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
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$913
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$512
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$609
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$610
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$495
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$444
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$611
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
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$554
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$442
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$602
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$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
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$479
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$474
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$545
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$1074
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$771
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$763
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$1020
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$596
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$682
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$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
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$675
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$755
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$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
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$679
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$694
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$625
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$707
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$625
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$651
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$703
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$524
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$631
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$645
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$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
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$696
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$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
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$740