Houston vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$269
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.11M

The cost of living in Houston is 344% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1234th and 8502nd ($2221 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 35th 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 11th best city to live in the United States vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 86th and 6617th 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	$15.4	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$11223

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465