Palembang vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$388
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1004
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$108
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$158
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$324
$1446
😷 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 57% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8996th and 6264th ($388 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Palembang ranked 29th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 7310th and 2963rd 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
$1.21
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.76
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.5
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$60.6
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$114
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$94.3
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.07%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$977
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.15
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.85
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.5
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.83
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$118
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7191
$5587

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$405
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$439
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$439
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$438
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$417
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$456
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$487
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$488
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$609
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$684
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$556
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$391
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$533
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$467
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3119
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$838
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$502
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$495
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$851
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$780
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$770
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$515
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$411
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$788
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$513
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$419
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$736
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$478
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$474
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$470
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$678
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697