Houston vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Houston

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