Bali vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bali	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2474	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$724	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$1294	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$225	$4659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	4.36M	2.3M

The cost of living in Bali is 51% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4961st and 1367th ($1115 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5831st and 14th 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	$2.79	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1661	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1083	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1985	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.26	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5255	$22291

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$493
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$387
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$450
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$437
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$358
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$386
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$520
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$402
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$416
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$428
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$419
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$566
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$381
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$400
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$490
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$452
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$486
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$446
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$457
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$470
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$458
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$494
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$502
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$482
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$468
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$556
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$468
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$515
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$530
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$466
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$376
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$627
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$516

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123