Dallas vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$352
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	1.3M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dallas is 357% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 700th and 8199th ($2550 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 20th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 113th and 4937th 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	$20.5	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$5075

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515