Palembang vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palembang	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$395	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$991	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$122	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$172	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	24
😀 Quality of life	36	39
🏙️ Population	1.54M	6.56M

The cost of living in Palembang is 33% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8967th and 7740th ($395 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7425th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Shaoyang

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	Palembang	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.09	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.24	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.44	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$2.97
🥤 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	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$146	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$99.2	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.1	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.01%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$678	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.57	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.24	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.61	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.11	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.89	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.3	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7821	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600