Palembang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$457
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$188
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$180
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$187
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
40
80
🏙️ Population
1.54M
17.5M

The cost of living in Palembang is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8738th and 5744th ($457 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Palembang ranked 28th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7235th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Shenzhen

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Palembang Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.31
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.82
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.58
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$152
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.06%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$749
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.56
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.27
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.97
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8156
$24305

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$521
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$493
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$512
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$573
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$545
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$718
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$511
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$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
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$585
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$480
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$2733
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$3007
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$547
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$623
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$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
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$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
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$602
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
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$479
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
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$545
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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
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$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
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$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
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$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
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$588
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$824
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$774
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$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
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$857
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$812
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$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
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$713
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$719
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$735
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$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584