Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 5.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 7.3% more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 29.3% more in Novi Sad

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and housing in Novi Sad are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Novi Sad. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Novi Sad.

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Novi Sad vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Novi Sad instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$10.01 RSD1,054	+237.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$11.92 RSD1,255	+70.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$2.38 RSD251	+266.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$1.87 RSD197	+430.7%
Average			+180.3%

Bangkok vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$0.98 RSD103	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$6.67 RSD702	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$5.36 RSD564	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$2.61 RSD275	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$3.33 RSD350	+103.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$0.78 RSD82	-55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.88 RSD92	+8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$0.75 RSD78	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$1.13 RSD119	+29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.46 RSD49	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.30 RSD32	-56.6%
Average			-21.0%

Bangkok vs. Novi Sad - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$7.06 RSD743	+32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	$24.47 RSD2,575	-30.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$9.54 RSD1,004	-9.6%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 7.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$33.49 RSD3,525	+87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$490.79 RSD51,658	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$397.95 RSD41,886	+15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$171.68 RSD18,070	+109.3%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$368.43 RSD38,779	-35.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$7,551.27 RSD795K	-54.2%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$2.86 RSD301	+7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$2.68 RSD282	-4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$4.72 RSD497	+2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$36.45 RSD3,836	-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$7.39 RSD778	-2.5%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 29.3% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$118.46 RSD12,468	+67.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$44.12 RSD4,644	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$138.07 RSD14,533	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$125.39 RSD13,197	+14.1%
Average			+29.3%

Bangkok vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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