Palembang vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palembang	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$390	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1013	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$109	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	46
😀 Quality of life	45	56
🏙️ Population	1.54M	2.96M

The cost of living in Palembang is 54% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8997th and 6476th ($390 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in Indonesia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Palembang ranked 25th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 7095th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Tashkent

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	Palembang	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.7	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.5	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$119	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.7	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.08%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$680	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.19	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$9729

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$411
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$444
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$429
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$461
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$511
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$517
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787