Palembang vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Palembang	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$388	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1004	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$108	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$158	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	8
😀 Quality of life	44	48
🏙️ Population	1.54M	24.7K

The cost of living in Palembang is 76% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8996th and 3471st ($388 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Indonesia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Palembang ranked 29th best city to live in Indonesia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7310th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Victoria

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	Palembang	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.21	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.76	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.5	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$60.6	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$114	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$94.3	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.7	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.07%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$977	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.15	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.85	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.83	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$118	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7191	$8971

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$405
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$439
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$417
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$456
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$487
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$488
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$609
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$684
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$556
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$391
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$533
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$467
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3119
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$551
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$502
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$851
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$770
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$515
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$411
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$788
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$419
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$736
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$478
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$478
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$474
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$470
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$678
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$627

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419