Palembang vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palembang	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$390	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1013	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$109	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	38	70
😀 Quality of life	45	71
🏙️ Population	1.54M	12.7M

The cost of living in Palembang is 49% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8997th and 6778th ($390 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Palembang ranked 25th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7095th and 3523rd 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	$1.24	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.7	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.5	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$119	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.7	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.08%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$680	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.19	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610