Palembang vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palembang	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$420	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$131	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$185	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	24
😀 Quality of life	34	38
🏙️ Population	1.54M	7.82M

The cost of living in Palembang is 46% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8933rd and 6542nd ($420 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 43rd in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 7557th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Shangqiu

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	Palembang	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.37	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.14	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.65	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.8	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.2	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.25	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8525	$18304

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542