Palembang vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$371
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$961
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$105
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$154
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$45
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$309
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
44
72
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.85M

The cost of living in Palembang is 60% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 9016th and 6014th ($371 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Palembang ranked 30th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 7352nd and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Tainan

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Palembang Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.14
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.61
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$60.1
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.3
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$107
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$89.4
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.7
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.99
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.67
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7055
$5481

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$345
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$438
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$469
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$472
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$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
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$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$488
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$422
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$707
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$458
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$457
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$452
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$446
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$617
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$610

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Distance City Cost of living
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$971
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$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
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$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686