Belgrade vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$622	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.3M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 49% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4605th and 1229th ($1160 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th in Serbia and the United States, respectively. Check Serbia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 2157th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belgrade	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$18964

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750

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