Palembang vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1013
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$109
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$161
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$330
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
38
74
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.87M

The cost of living in Palembang is 56% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8997th and 6262nd ($390 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Palembang ranked 25th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 7095th and 549th 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
$1.24
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.7
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$61.5
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$119
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.7
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.08%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$915
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$680
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.19
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.6
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.5
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7422
$6518

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$443
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$429
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$368
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$461
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$511
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$517
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$665
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$699
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$555
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$400
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$542
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3201
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$561
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$789
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$864
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$788
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$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
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$420
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$478
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$643
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696