Dallas vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dallas	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2497	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5860	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2880	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5411	$348
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.89M

The cost of living in Dallas is 379% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 689th and 8350th ($2497 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 23rd 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 116th and 5178th 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	$18.6	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1586	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3290	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2418	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4883	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2272	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$5424

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1987
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2162
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2242
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2206
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2323
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$1992
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2021
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2283
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1807
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2516
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2039
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2210
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2053
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$1804
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2059
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2204
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2017
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2338
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2306
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2275
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2467
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2384
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2139
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2236
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2084
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2200

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506