Houston vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$236
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.34M

The cost of living in Houston is 331% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1229th and 8440th ($2265 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 22nd 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 Houston compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 97th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$4170

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$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
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$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

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544