Palembang vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$457
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$188
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$180
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$187
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
95
😀 Quality of life
40
87
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.6M

The cost of living in Palembang is 61% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8738th and 4516th ($457 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st 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 Taipei. Palembang ranked 28th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7235th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palembang Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.31
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.82
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.58
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$152
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.06%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$749
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.56
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.27
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.97
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8156
$19102

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$493
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$512
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$573
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$545
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$718
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
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$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
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$585
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$480
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$2733
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$3007
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$547
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$623
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$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
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$913
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$512
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$609
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$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
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$602
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$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
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$479
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$474
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$545
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$1011
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$860
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$861
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$863
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$917
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$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
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$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
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$1114
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$689
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$932
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$676
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$744
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$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
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$721
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$735
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$1115
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$678
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$719
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$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
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$719
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$713
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$655
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$721
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$588
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$589