Palembang vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palembang	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$420	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$131	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$185	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	24
😀 Quality of life	34	39
🏙️ Population	1.54M	6.56M

The cost of living in Palembang is 31% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8933rd and 7649th ($420 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7557th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Shaoyang

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	Palembang	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.37	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.14	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.65	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.8	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.2	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.25	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8525	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610