Houston vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$924
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
92
59
🏙️ Population
2.3M
276K

The cost of living in Houston is 176% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1258th and 6379th ($2248 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1st in the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 82nd and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$3144

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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 Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797