Palembang vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$122	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	30
😀 Quality of life	36	43
🏙️ Population	1.54M	6.87M

The cost of living in Palembang is 44% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8967th and 6863rd ($395 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 3rd in Indonesia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 7425th and 6707th 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	$1.09	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625