Palembang vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$122	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	85
😀 Quality of life	36	68
🏙️ Population	1.54M	9.07M

The cost of living in Palembang is 27% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8967th and 8334th ($395 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 7425th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Shenyang

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	Palembang	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$24404

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500