Palembang vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$395
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$122
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$172
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$273
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
78
😀 Quality of life
36
66
🏙️ Population
1.54M
12.6M

The cost of living in Palembang is 23% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8967th and 8544th ($395 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 7425th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Zhengzhou

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Palembang Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.09
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.24
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.44
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.68
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$146
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$99.2
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.1
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.01%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$678
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.57
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.24
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.11
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7821
$19343

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$518
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$539
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$513
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$2788
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$563
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$759
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$500
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$542
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$883
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$545
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$703
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$679
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$521
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$427
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$682
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$373
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$543
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$430
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$669
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$490
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$480
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$471
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$519
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$528
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$538
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$547
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$522
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$545
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$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
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$552
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$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
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$520
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$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
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$505
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$591
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$625
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$591
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$573
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$588
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$580
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$578
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$571
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$800
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$726
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$1385
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$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
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$637
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$610
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$632
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$587
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$564
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$591