Bali vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$845	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	4.36M	2.3M

The cost of living in Bali is 44% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4297th and 1229th ($1267 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 5664th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Houston

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	Bali	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$18964

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182