Houston vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	2.3M	276K

The cost of living in Houston is 140% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1375th and 6050th ($2240 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 77th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$3470

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$618
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$760
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$707
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$669
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$883
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$920
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1539
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$858
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1261
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1623
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1107
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$967
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1515
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$617
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1047
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1503
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1195
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$685
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1111
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1072
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1335
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$918
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1153
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1115
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$819
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$557
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$665
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1033
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1322
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$655
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$965
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$832