Palembang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$122	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	38	5
😀 Quality of life	36	34
🏙️ Population	1.54M	115K

The cost of living in Palembang is 7% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8967th and 8915th ($395 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7425th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Thimphu

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	Palembang	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$666

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300