Palembang vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$131
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$185
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
38
74
😀 Quality of life
34
80
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.87M

The cost of living in Palembang is 50% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8933rd and 6292nd ($420 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 9th 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 Tainan. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7557th and 499th 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
$1.37
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.14
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.65
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.8
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.2
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$106
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.36
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.82
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.4
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.25
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.05
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8525
$18526

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$441
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$499
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$485
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$438
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$530
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$522
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$524
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$605
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$577
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$757
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$541
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$419
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$604
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$553
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3168
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$596
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$709
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$530
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$590
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$950
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$750
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$745
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$551
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$458
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$752
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$585
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$459
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$699
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$517
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$512
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$506
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$508
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$630
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719