Houston vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$202
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	91	53
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.62M

The cost of living in Houston is 359% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1229th and 8682nd ($2265 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 41st 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 Semarang. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 97th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$2365

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427