Palembang vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Palembang	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$457	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$188	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$180	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	24
😀 Quality of life	40	43
🏙️ Population	1.54M	6.56M

The cost of living in Palembang is 21% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8738th and 7871st ($457 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Palembang ranked 28th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 7235th and 6810th 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	$1.31	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.82	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.58	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.94	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$152	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.06%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$749	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.64	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.27	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.3	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.97	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8156	$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586