Palembang vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palembang	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$420	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$131	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$185	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	30
😀 Quality of life	34	26
🏙️ Population	1.54M	6.87M

The cost of living in Palembang is 54% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8933rd and 6082nd ($420 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Yangon. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 7557th and 8533rd 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	$1.37	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.14	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.65	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.8	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.2	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.25	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8525	$10024

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$441
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$499
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$438
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$530
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$522
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$524
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$605
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$757
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$541
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$419
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$553
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3168
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$596
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$950
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$745
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$551
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$458
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$752
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$585
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$459
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$699
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$517
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$512
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$506
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$508
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$630
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$571

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626