Houston vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
55
😀 Quality of life
96
47
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.11M

The cost of living in Houston is 399% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1367th and 8852nd ($2261 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 44th 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 Houston compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 14th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Medan

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Houston Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$7769

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$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550