Palembang vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$122	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	36	95
🏙️ Population	1.54M	985K

The cost of living in Palembang is 81% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8967th and 1732nd ($395 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 1st in Indonesia and Sweden, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 7425th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Stockholm

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	Palembang	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$5804

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331