Palembang vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Palembang	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$457	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$188	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$180	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$643
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	24
😀 Quality of life	40	41
🏙️ Population	1.54M	7.82M

The cost of living in Palembang is 38% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8738th and 6604th ($457 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Palembang ranked 28th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 7235th and 7053rd 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	$1.31	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.82	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.58	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.94	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$152	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.06%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$749	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.64	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.27	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.97	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8156	$14498

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$450
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$422
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$521
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$493
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$512
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$573
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$718
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$552
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$393
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$585
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$480
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3007
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$547
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$913
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$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
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$554
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$442
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$602
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$426
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$478
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$479
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$545
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$480

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543