Houston vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$919
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	2.3M	151K

The cost of living in Houston is 132% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1229th and 5660th ($2265 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 6th in the United States and Montenegro, respectively. Check the United States vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 97th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$6771

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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 Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$693
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$595
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$796
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$759
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$772
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$614
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$636
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$749
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$588
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$776
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$807
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$746
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$559
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1164
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$635
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$711
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1199
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$636
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1274