Palembang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$371
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$961
$998
🏠 One person rent
$105
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$154
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$45
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$309
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
38
5
😀 Quality of life
44
43
🏙️ Population
1.54M
115K

The cost of living in Palembang is 10% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9016th and 8941st ($371 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Palembang ranked 30th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7352nd and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palembang Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.14
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.61
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$60.1
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.3
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$107
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$89.4
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.7
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.99
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.67
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7055
$600

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$516
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$477
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$515
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$376
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$501
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$466
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$3105
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$551
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$843
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$468
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$466
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$794
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$502
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$737
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$717
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$494
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$419
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$759
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$337
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$488
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$422
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$707
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$458
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$457
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$452
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$437
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$282
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$307
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$320
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$960
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$303
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$287
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$325
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$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
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$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
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$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
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$278
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$264
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$245
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$289
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$327
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$287
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$288
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$357
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$329
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$424
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$336
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$478
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$342
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$348
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$263
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$288
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$272
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$317
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$326
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$285
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$293
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$272
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$268
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