Palembang vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$371
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$961
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$105
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$154
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$45
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$309
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
65
😀 Quality of life
44
74
🏙️ Population
1.54M
12.7M

The cost of living in Palembang is 53% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 9016th and 6776th ($371 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 29th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Palembang ranked 30th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7352nd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Suzhou

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Palembang Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.14
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.61
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$60.1
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.3
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$107
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$89.4
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.7
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.99
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.67
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7055
$20341

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$477
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$515
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$376
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$501
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$466
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$551
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$843
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$468
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$466
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$794
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$502
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$737
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$717
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$494
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$419
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$759
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$337
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$488
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$422
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$707
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$458
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$452
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$726
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$678
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$686
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$708
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$596
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$652
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$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
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$581
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$1147
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$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
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$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
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$659
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$667
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$899
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$623
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$627
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$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
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$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
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$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
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$684
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$660
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$789
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$693
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$644
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$571
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$671
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$635