Palembang vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$457
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$188
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$180
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$187
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
38
74
😀 Quality of life
40
82
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.87M

The cost of living in Palembang is 50% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8738th and 5887th ($457 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 7th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Palembang compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Palembang ranked 28th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7235th and 364th 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
$1.31
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.82
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.58
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$152
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.06%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$749
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.56
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.27
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.97
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8156
$11040

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$450
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$479
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$476
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$493
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$422
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$364
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$493
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$512
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$573
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$718
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$585
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3007
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$547
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$623
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$913
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$609
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$610
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$495
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$444
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$611
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$554
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$442
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$602
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$479
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$545
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$480

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741