Bandung vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$545
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$218
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$4390
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
2.88M
2.3M

The cost of living in Bandung is 76% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8276th and 1229th ($545 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6910th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.59
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.19
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.76
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.91
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7595
$18964

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$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$563
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$513
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$518
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$385
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$521
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$701
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$490
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$558
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$480
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$492
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$488
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$493
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$408
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$432
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$421
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$417
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$486
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$464
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$453
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$417
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$395
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$505
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$410
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$365
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$458
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$510
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$614
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$500
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$458
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$427
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1267
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$497

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$2182
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$2108
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$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
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$2455
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$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