Palembang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Palembang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$457	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$180	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	40	98
🏙️ Population	1.54M	4.84M

The cost of living in Palembang is 83% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8738th and 318th ($457 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Palembang compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Palembang ranked 28th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7235th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Sydney

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	Palembang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.31	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.82	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.58	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.94	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$152	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.06%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$749	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.64	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.27	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.3	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.97	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8156	$17934

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$450
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$422
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$521
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$493
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$512
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$573
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$718
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$552
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$393
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$585
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$480
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3007
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$547
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$913
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$610
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$495
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$444
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$611
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$554
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$442
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$602
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$426
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$478
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$479
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$545
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$480

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816