Palembang vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Palembang	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$371	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$961	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$105	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$154	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$45	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	30
😀 Quality of life	44	46
🏙️ Population	1.54M	6.87M

The cost of living in Palembang is 43% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 9016th and 7579th ($371 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in Indonesia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Palembang ranked 30th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 7352nd and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Yangon

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	Palembang	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.61	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$60.1	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$56.3	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$107	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$89.4	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.99%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.98	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.64	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.67	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7055	$17180

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$393
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$417
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$424
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$438
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$469
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$472
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$552
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$516
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$627
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$515
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$376
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$501
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$466
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3105
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$551
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$468
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$794
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$717
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$494
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$419
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$759
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$488
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$422
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$707
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$457
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$452
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$446
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$617
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$610

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616