Palembang vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$122	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	36	38
🏙️ Population	1.54M	7.01M

The cost of living in Palembang is 38% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8967th and 7314th ($395 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 7425th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Zhumadian

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	Palembang	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504