Palembang vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palembang	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$390	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1013	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$109	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	45	44
🏙️ Population	1.54M	7.01M

The cost of living in Palembang is 33% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8997th and 7987th ($390 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 243rd in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Palembang ranked 25th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 7095th and 7223rd 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	$1.24	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.7	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.5	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$119	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.7	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.08%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$680	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.19	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$7830

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$411
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$444
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$429
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$461
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$511
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$517
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$665
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$699
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$555
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$400
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$542
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$480
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3201
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$490
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$864
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$771
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$523
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$413
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$519
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$420
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$689
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$482
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$478
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$643
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$584

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506