Palembang vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Palembang	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$457	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$188	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$180	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	89
😀 Quality of life	40	98
🏙️ Population	1.54M	5.87M

The cost of living in Palembang is 85% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8738th and 133rd ($457 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Indonesia and Singapore, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Palembang compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Palembang ranked 28th best city to live in Indonesia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7235th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Singapore City

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	Palembang	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.31	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.82	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.58	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.94	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$152	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.06%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$749	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.64	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.27	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.3	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.97	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8156	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544