Palembang vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palembang Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$395
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$991
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$122
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$172
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$273
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
65
😀 Quality of life
36
83
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.25M

The cost of living in Palembang is 74% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8967th and 3460th ($395 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 7th in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Palembang ranked 33rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7425th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palembang Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.09
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.24
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.44
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.68
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$146
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$99.2
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.1
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.01%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$678
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.57
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.24
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.2
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.11
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7821
$7169

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$432
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$374
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$500
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$488
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$492
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$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
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$2788
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$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

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$2240
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$2379
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$1196
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$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
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$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
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$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
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$536