Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Portugal

Cascais vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Cascais is 41.9% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% more in Cascais
Groceries: pay 35.2% more in Cascais
Transportation: pay 39.2% more in Cascais
Housing: pay 87.3% more in Cascais
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Cascais
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Cascais
Clothing: pay 22.2% less in Cascais

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

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Cascais vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Cascais
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.97 RSD1,023	$14.02 €12.25	+40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.96 RSD1,227	$9.34 €8.17	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 RSD221	$2.19 €1.91	+1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 RSD181	$1.60 €1.40	-9.2%
Average			+2.8%

Novi Sad vs. Cascais - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.2% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Cascais
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RSD105	$1.80 €1.57	+76.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 RSD616	$5.65 €4.94	-5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.74 RSD588	$4.15 €3.63	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 RSD267	$3.15 €2.76	+21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 RSD327	$3.53 €3.09	+10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 RSD63	$1.15 €1.01	+86.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD91	$0.77 €0.67	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD76	$0.91 €0.80	+23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 RSD119	$1.35 €1.18	+16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RSD45	$0.68 €0.60	+56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RSD38	$0.90 €0.78	+142.6%
Average			+35.2%

Novi Sad vs. Cascais - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.2% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Cascais
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 RSD731	$7.43 €6.50	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.15 RSD2,580	$46.72 €40.85	+85.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,957.41 RSD3M	$35,922.69 €31,409.18	+16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.37 RSD859	$12.61 €11.03	+50.6%
Average			+39.2%

Novi Sad vs. Cascais - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.3% more for housing

	Novi Sad	Cascais
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.12 RSD3,398	$39.69 €34.70	+19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.51 RSD59,351	$1,735.30 €1,517.27	+200.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.82 RSD47,482	$1,226.39 €1,072.30	+165.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.48 RSD17,901	$112.34 €98.23	-35.6%
Average			+87.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Cascais
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$351.90 RSD36,103	$759.19 €663.80	+115.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,340.31 RSD753K	$16,617.31 €14,529.43	+126.4%
Average			+121.1%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Cascais
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 RSD307	$2.34 €2.04	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RSD249	$2.76 €2.42	+13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.49 RSD460	$6.31 €5.51	+40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.63 RSD3,758	$70.08 €61.27	+91.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.73 RSD690	$8.47 €7.40	+25.8%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 22.2% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Cascais
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.99 RSD10,772	$87.60 €76.59	-16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.91 RSD4,813	$39.42 €34.47	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.91 RSD13,225	$97.12 €84.92	-24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.17 RSD13,970	$93.44 €81.70	-31.4%
Average			-22.2%

Novi Sad vs. Cascais - Cost of clothing

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