Houston vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$306
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.24M

The cost of living in Houston is 306% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 1229th and 8142nd ($2265 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 12th 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 0.5 months in Tangerang. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 97th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$7618

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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 Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430