Houston vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	76
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	2.3M	3.01M

The cost of living in Houston is 312% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1354th and 8392nd ($2265 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 13th 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 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 16th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Surabaya

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	Houston	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$9112

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493