Dallas vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$326
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	74
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.3M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dallas is 350% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 837th and 8233rd ($2471 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 15th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 130th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Surabaya

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	Dallas	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$5490

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508