Palembang vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palembang	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$420	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$131	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$185	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	85
😀 Quality of life	34	68
🏙️ Population	1.54M	9.07M

The cost of living in Palembang is 18% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8933rd and 8584th ($420 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 7557th and 3326th 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	$1.37	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.14	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.65	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.8	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.2	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.25	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8525	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511