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Morocco

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Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Meknes Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 98.7% more expensive than Meknes.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 78.3% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 42.2% more in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.9% more in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 60.4% more in Novi Sad

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Novi Sad are more expensive than in Meknes. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Novi Sad.

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Novi Sad vs. Meknes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Meknes	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MAD29.27	$10.01 RSD1,046	+232.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 MAD58.53	$11.92 RSD1,246	+98.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MAD8.17	$2.38 RSD249	+183.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MAD4.06	$1.87 RSD195	+347.7%
Average			+181.4%

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pay 78.3% more for groceries

	Meknes	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 MAD3.48	$0.98 RSD102	+172.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD52.47	$6.67 RSD697	+23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.13 MAD30.47	$5.36 RSD560	+71.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MAD17.56	$2.61 RSD273	+44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 MAD22.13	$3.33 RSD348	+46.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.31	$0.78 RSD82	+43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MAD5.84	$0.88 RSD92	+46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.88	$0.75 RSD78	+152.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$1.13 RSD119	+267.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 MAD2.36	$0.46 RSD48	+90.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MAD2.29	$0.30 RSD31	+27.8%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

	Meknes	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 MAD49.60	$7.06 RSD738	+38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.04 MAD146.34	$24.47 RSD2,557	+62.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.11 MAD30.24	$9.54 RSD997	+206.8%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Meknes	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.67 MAD327.60	$33.49 RSD3,500	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.21 MAD2,560.90	$490.79 RSD51,295	+86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.44 MAD1,609.71	$397.95 RSD41,592	+140.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.03 MAD224.11	$171.68 RSD17,943	+645.3%
Average			+146.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Meknes	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.49 MAD1,162.60	$368.43 RSD38,506	+208.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD54,517.99	$7,551.27 RSD789K	+34.8%
Average			+103.8%

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pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Meknes	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 MAD29.27	$2.86 RSD299	-4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 MAD11.71	$2.68 RSD280	+122.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 MAD38.54	$4.72 RSD493	+19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.13 MAD273.66	$36.45 RSD3,809	+29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 MAD39.02	$7.39 RSD772	+84.3%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 60.4% more for clothing

	Meknes	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD567.52	$118.46 RSD12,381	+103.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD427.95	$44.12 RSD4,611	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD884.91	$138.07 RSD14,430	+51.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD570.06	$125.39 RSD13,105	+114.0%
Average			+60.4%

Meknes vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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