Cost of living comparison

Georgia

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Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Batumi Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 23.5% more expensive than Batumi.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 9.0% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 65.5% more in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 22.4% more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 71.0% more in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Novi Sad

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Novi Sad are more expensive than in Batumi.

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Novi Sad vs. Batumi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Batumi	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.65 GEL30.17	$10.01 RSD1,051	-14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.26 GEL29.17	$11.92 RSD1,251	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 GEL2.56	$2.38 RSD250	+141.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 GEL1.49	$1.87 RSD196	+224.5%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

	Batumi	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.89	$0.98 RSD102	+33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 GEL12.80	$6.67 RSD700	+35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.04 GEL20.81	$5.36 RSD562	-33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 GEL7.02	$2.61 RSD274	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 GEL7.16	$3.33 RSD349	+20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.78	$0.78 RSD82	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 GEL2.36	$0.88 RSD92	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.57	$0.75 RSD78	+23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GEL2.55	$1.13 RSD119	+15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GEL1.09	$0.46 RSD49	+10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.72	$0.30 RSD32	+8.4%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 65.5% more for transportation

	Batumi	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 GEL14.38	$7.06 RSD741	+27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.65 GEL30.17	$24.47 RSD2,567	+110.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,922.33 GEL41,238.83	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+91.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.45 GEL16.70	$9.54 RSD1,001	+47.9%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 22.4% more for housing

	Batumi	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 GEL41.74	$33.49 RSD3,514	+107.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.91 GEL1,312.89	$490.79 RSD51,499	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.30 GEL972.03	$397.95 RSD41,758	+6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.91 GEL157.77	$171.68 RSD18,015	+181.8%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 71.0% more for childcare

	Batumi	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$298.60 GEL773.37	$368.43 RSD38,660	+23.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,186.89 GEL8,254.05	$7,551.27 RSD792K	+136.9%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Batumi	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 GEL4.78	$2.86 RSD300	+55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 GEL9.47	$2.68 RSD281	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 GEL8.15	$4.72 RSD495	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.07 GEL152.99	$36.45 RSD3,824	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.99 GEL18.10	$7.39 RSD775	+5.7%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Batumi	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.34 GEL244.34	$118.46 RSD12,430	+25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.09 GEL101.25	$44.12 RSD4,630	+12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.74 GEL348.99	$138.07 RSD14,488	+2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.50 GEL301.75	$125.39 RSD13,157	+7.6%
Average			+11.8%

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