Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

South Africa

Cape Town vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 13.5% cheaper than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% less in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 7.0% less in Cape Town
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 32.9% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Cape Town

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

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Cape Town vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cape Town instead of Novi Sad, you would:

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pay 33.4% less for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.97 RSD1,023	$11.47 ZAR188.63	+15.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.96 RSD1,227	$5.16 ZAR84.88	-56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 RSD221	$1.20 ZAR19.77	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 RSD181	$0.92 ZAR15.09	-47.8%
Average			-33.4%

Novi Sad vs. Cape Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RSD105	$1.14 ZAR18.66	+11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 RSD616	$4.37 ZAR71.82	-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.74 RSD588	$4.50 ZAR73.92	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 RSD267	$2.49 ZAR40.98	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 RSD327	$2.43 ZAR40.01	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 RSD63	$0.78 ZAR12.89	+26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD91	$0.76 ZAR12.46	-14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD76	$0.74 ZAR12.18	-0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 RSD119	$0.78 ZAR12.81	-32.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RSD45	$0.60 ZAR9.79	+36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RSD38	$0.62 ZAR10.21	+68.0%
Average			+1.8%

Novi Sad vs. Cape Town - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.0% less for transportation

	Novi Sad	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 RSD731	$4.73 ZAR77.83	-33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.15 RSD2,580	$28.68 ZAR471.56	+14.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,957.41 RSD3M	$21,796.50 ZAR358K	-29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.37 RSD859	$10.15 ZAR166.93	+21.2%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Novi Sad	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.12 RSD3,398	$42.97 ZAR706.61	+29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.51 RSD59,351	$838.02 ZAR13,779.11	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.82 RSD47,482	$559.94 ZAR9,206.73	+21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.48 RSD17,901	$91.96 ZAR1,511.97	-47.3%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 32.9% less for childcare

	Novi Sad	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$351.90 RSD36,103	$228.00 ZAR3,748.94	-35.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,340.31 RSD753K	$5,090.62 ZAR83,702.59	-30.6%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 RSD307	$2.87 ZAR47.16	-4.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RSD249	$2.12 ZAR34.79	-13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.49 RSD460	$3.15 ZAR51.87	-29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.63 RSD3,758	$44.05 ZAR724.24	+20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.73 RSD690	$6.88 ZAR113.18	+2.3%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.99 RSD10,772	$55.23 ZAR908.10	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.91 RSD4,813	$33.91 ZAR557.54	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.91 RSD13,225	$117.06 ZAR1,924.84	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.17 RSD13,970	$88.13 ZAR1,449.15	-35.3%
Average			-29.9%

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