Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Canada

North Vancouver vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 76.2% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 83.6% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 25.9% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 99.5% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in North Vancouver

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

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North Vancouver vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Novi Sad, you would:

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pay 25.5% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.01 RSD1,046	$21.04 CA$29.79	+110.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.92 RSD1,246	$9.12 CA$12.91	-23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 RSD249	$2.28 CA$3.23	-4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RSD195	$1.72 CA$2.43	-8.1%
Average			+25.5%

Novi Sad vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.6% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 RSD102	$2.76 CA$3.91	+182.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.67 RSD697	$6.88 CA$9.73	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RSD560	$7.40 CA$10.48	+38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 RSD273	$3.16 CA$4.47	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 RSD348	$6.21 CA$8.79	+86.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$1.88 CA$2.66	+139.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD92	$0.65 CA$0.91	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD78	$1.97 CA$2.79	+164.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 RSD119	$1.83 CA$2.59	+61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD48	$1.29 CA$1.82	+178.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RSD31	$1.26 CA$1.78	+318.4%
Average			+83.6%

Novi Sad vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.9% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.06 RSD738	$4.82 CA$6.83	-31.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 RSD2,557	$98.37 CA$139.26	+302.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 RSD3M	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 RSD997	$14.86 CA$21.04	+55.9%
Average			+25.9%

Novi Sad vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Novi Sad	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 RSD3,500	$52.60 CA$74.47	+57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$490.79 RSD51,295	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+264.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.95 RSD41,592	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+286.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.68 RSD17,943	$98.03 CA$138.79	-42.9%
Average			+171.0%

Novi Sad vs. North Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 99.5% more for childcare

	Novi Sad	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.43 RSD38,506	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	+182.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,551.27 RSD789K	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	+40.9%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 RSD299	$4.73 CA$6.70	+65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 RSD280	$4.14 CA$5.86	+54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.72 RSD493	$14.03 CA$19.86	+197.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.45 RSD3,809	$30.33 CA$42.95	-16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 RSD772	$11.92 CA$16.88	+61.3%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.46 RSD12,381	$63.12 CA$89.37	-46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.12 RSD4,611	$37.41 CA$52.96	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.07 RSD14,430	$80.66 CA$114.19	-41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.39 RSD13,105	$109.88 CA$155.57	-12.4%
Average			-30.7%

Novi Sad vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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