Palembang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$122	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	36	100
🏙️ Population	1.54M	4.84M

The cost of living in Palembang is 84% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8967th and 745th ($395 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7425th and 2nd 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	$1.09	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683