Palembang vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1013
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$109
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$161
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$330
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
85
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
1.54M
3.03M

The cost of living in Palembang is 61% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8997th and 5518th ($390 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 4th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Palembang ranked 25th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7095th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Taichung

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Palembang Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.24
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.7
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$61.5
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$119
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.7
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.08%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$915
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$680
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.19
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.6
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7422
$19915

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$511
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$665
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$567
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$699
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$502
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$555
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$400
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$542
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$480
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$2909
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$3201
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$561
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$789
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$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
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$864
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$534
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$788
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$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
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$420
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$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
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$471
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$478
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$643
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$914
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$894
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$695
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$894
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$914
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$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
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$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
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$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
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$621
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$901
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$628
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$707
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$628
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$681
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$1078
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$671
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$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
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$700
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$589
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$454
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$753
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$451
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$669
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$579
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$1079
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$677
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$600
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$696
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$666
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