Palembang vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$371
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$961
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$105
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$154
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$45
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$309
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
66
😀 Quality of life
44
86
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.25M

The cost of living in Palembang is 76% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9016th and 3851st ($371 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 5th in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Palembang ranked 30th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7352nd and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palembang Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.14
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.61
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$60.1
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.3
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$107
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$89.4
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.99
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.67
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7055
$8199

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$345
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$438
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$469
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$472
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$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
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$2823
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$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
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$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$488
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$422
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$707
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$458
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$457
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$452
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$446
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$617
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$610

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$2356
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$2470
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$1170
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$1355
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$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
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$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
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$454
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$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
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$469