Palembang vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$395
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$122
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$172
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$273
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
90
😀 Quality of life
36
70
🏙️ Population
1.54M
13.9M

The cost of living in Palembang is 43% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8967th and 6956th ($395 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 64th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7425th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palembang Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.09
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.24
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.44
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$1.68
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$146
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$99.2
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.1
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.01%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$678
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.57
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.24
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.2
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.11
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.3
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.2
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7821
$18215

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$536
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$506
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$518
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$385
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$539
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$513
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$2788
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$3059
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$563
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$759
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$500
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$542
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$883
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$545
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$703
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$679
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$521
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$427
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$682
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$373
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$543
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$430
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$669
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$490
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$480
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$471
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$665
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$716
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$655
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$756
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$679
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$702
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$586
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$1016
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$729
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$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
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$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
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$635
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$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
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$550
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$581
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$638
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$584
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$642
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$815
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$711
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$689
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$564
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$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
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$533
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$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
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$577
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$600
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$553
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$481
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$634
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$504
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$616