Houston vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$991
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$273
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	91	36
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.54M

The cost of living in Houston is 474% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 1229th and 8967th ($2265 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 77th 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 0.7 months in Palembang. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 97th and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.01
🌊 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	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$7821

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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 Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532