Palembang vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$131
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$185
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
78
😀 Quality of life
34
66
🏙️ Population
1.54M
12.6M

The cost of living in Palembang is 19% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8933rd and 8506th ($420 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7557th and 3930th 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
$1.37
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.14
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.65
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.8
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.2
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$106
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.36
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.82
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.4
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.25
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.05
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8525
$19861

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$496
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$438
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$378
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$530
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$522
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$524
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$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
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$571

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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619