Cost of living comparison

Serbia

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United States

Boca Raton vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Boca Raton is 2.1 times more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% more in Boca Raton
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Boca Raton
Transportation: pay 35.1% more in Boca Raton
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Boca Raton
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Boca Raton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.1% more in Boca Raton
Clothing: pay 43.0% less in Boca Raton

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

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Boca Raton vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Boca Raton instead of Novi Sad, you would:

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pay 46.5% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Boca Raton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.97 RSD1,023	$25.00	+150.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.96 RSD1,227	$12.50	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 RSD221	$2.42	+12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 RSD181	$2.08	+18.4%
Average			+46.5%

Novi Sad vs. Boca Raton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Boca Raton
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RSD105	$4.35	+325.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 RSD616	$5.73	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.74 RSD588	$4.09	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 RSD267	$4.72	+81.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 RSD327	$7.47	+134.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 RSD63	$2.22	+259.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD91	$0.82	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD76	$2.00	+169.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 RSD119	$1.56	+35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RSD45	$1.67	+283.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RSD38	$2.00	+441.5%
Average			+153.6%

Novi Sad vs. Boca Raton - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.1% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Boca Raton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 RSD731	$3.17	-55.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.15 RSD2,580	$70.00	+178.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,957.41 RSD3M	$30,500.00	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.37 RSD859	$9.97	+19.0%
Average			+35.1%

Novi Sad vs. Boca Raton - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Novi Sad	Boca Raton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.12 RSD3,398	$71.00	+114.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.51 RSD59,351	$2,700.00	+366.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.82 RSD47,482	$1,980.00	+327.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.48 RSD17,901	$188.46	+8.0%
Average			+204.2%

Novi Sad vs. Boca Raton - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Boca Raton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$351.90 RSD36,103	$1,250.00	+255.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,340.31 RSD753K	??
Average			+255.2%

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pay 96.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Boca Raton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 RSD307	$6.00	+100.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RSD249	$4.67	+91.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.49 RSD460	$12.00	+167.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.63 RSD3,758	$35.67	-2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.73 RSD690	$15.00	+122.9%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Boca Raton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.99 RSD10,772	$40.75	-61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.91 RSD4,813	$41.75	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.91 RSD13,225	$71.25	-44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.17 RSD13,970	$61.25	-55.0%
Average			-43.0%

Novi Sad vs. Boca Raton - Cost of clothing

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