Palembang vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Palembang	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$457	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$188	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$180	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	50
😀 Quality of life	40	52
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.57M

The cost of living in Palembang is 24% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8738th and 7596th ($457 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 38th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Palembang compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Palembang ranked 28th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7235th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Shiraz

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	Palembang	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.31	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.82	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.58	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.94	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$152	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.06%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$749	$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.64	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.27	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.3	$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.97	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8156	$2132

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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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$604
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$606
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$890
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$621
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$561
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$798
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$541
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$531
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$604
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$575
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$599
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$522
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$868
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$710
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$910
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$543
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$559
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1375
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1005
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1327
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1285
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$959
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$549
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1810
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$875
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698