Dallas vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dallas	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5379	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2013	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4803	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	76
😀 Quality of life	94	51
🏙️ Population	1.3M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dallas is 375% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 938th and 8568th ($2472 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 36th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.5	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.22	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1506	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.9	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5051	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3181	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.97	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24503	$8118

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2086
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2170
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2096
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2182
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2104
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2172
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2168
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2120
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2111
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2144
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2203
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1913
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2155
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2122
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2369
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2129
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2128
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2220
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2073
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2110
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2316
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2206
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2361
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2268
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2397
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2137
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2147
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2209

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470