Houston vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$352
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
92
62
🏙️ Population
2.3M
3.01M

The cost of living in Houston is 303% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 1258th and 8199th ($2248 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 82nd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.65
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515