Palembang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palembang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$420	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$131	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$185	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	34	99
🏙️ Population	1.54M	4.84M

The cost of living in Palembang is 85% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8933rd and 312th ($420 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 1st in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7557th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Palembang vs Sydney infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/palembang/sydney.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Palembang vs Sydney infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/palembang/sydney" target="_blank">Palembang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Palembang vs Sydney

Prices for goods and services in Palembang and Sydney are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Palembang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.37	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.14	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.65	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.8	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.2	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.25	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8525	$18951

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$441
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$499
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$438
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$530
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$522
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$524
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$605
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$757
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$541
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$419
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$553
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3168
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$596
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$950
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$745
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$551
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$458
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$752
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$585
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$459
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$699
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$517
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$512
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$506
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$508
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$630
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$571

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754