Palembang vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palembang	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$390	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1013	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$109	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	20
😀 Quality of life	45	46
🏙️ Population	1.54M	6.44M

The cost of living in Palembang is 40% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8997th and 7433rd ($390 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Palembang ranked 25th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 7095th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Shangrao

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	Palembang	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.7	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.5	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$119	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.7	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.08%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$680	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.19	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620