Palembang vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$122	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	84
😀 Quality of life	36	81
🏙️ Population	1.54M	3.03M

The cost of living in Palembang is 56% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8967th and 6071st ($395 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 6th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7425th and 521st 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	$1.09	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671