Palembang vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$122	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	40
😀 Quality of life	36	48
🏙️ Population	1.54M	5.94M

The cost of living in Palembang is 49% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8967th and 6559th ($395 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 1st in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 7425th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Surat

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	Palembang	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$1261

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340