Palembang vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palembang	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$390	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1013	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$109	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	38	82
😀 Quality of life	45	50
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.64M

The cost of living in Palembang is 31% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8997th and 8109th ($390 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 9th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Ranked 25th vs 15th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 7095th vs 6644th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs South Tangerang

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	Palembang	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.7	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.5	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$119	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.7	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.08%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$680	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.19	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$7522

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$411
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$444
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$429
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$461
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$511
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$517
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$665
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$699
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$555
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$400
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$542
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$480
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3201
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$490
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$864
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$771
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$523
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$413
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$519
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$420
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$689
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$482
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$478
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$643
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$584

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502