Palembang vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$122	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	38	98
😀 Quality of life	36	70
🏙️ Population	1.54M	12.3M

The cost of living in Palembang is 40% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8967th and 7163rd ($395 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 95th 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 Wuhan. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7425th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Wuhan

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	Palembang	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586