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Ottawa vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 63.4% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 74.8% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 83.9% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.5% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.97 RSD997	$17.99 CA$24.81	+80.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.96 RSD1,196	$11.01 CA$15.18	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 RSD216	$2.00 CA$2.76	-7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 RSD176	$1.56 CA$2.15	-11.5%
Average			+13.5%

Novi Sad vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RSD102	$2.73 CA$3.76	+167.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 RSD600	$5.85 CA$8.07	-2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.74 RSD574	$8.65 CA$11.94	+50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 RSD260	$3.52 CA$4.85	+35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 RSD319	$5.74 CA$7.92	+80.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 RSD62	$1.91 CA$2.63	+208.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD88	$0.60 CA$0.83	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD74	$1.63 CA$2.25	+119.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 RSD116	$1.67 CA$2.30	+43.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RSD44	$1.11 CA$1.53	+154.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RSD37	$1.46 CA$2.01	+295.0%
Average			+101.9%

Novi Sad vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.8% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 RSD712	$4.05 CA$5.59	-43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.15 RSD2,515	$97.12 CA$133.97	+286.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,957.41 RSD3,095,865	$24,444.83 CA$33,717.98	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.37 RSD837	$14.82 CA$20.44	+77.0%
Average			+74.8%

Novi Sad vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.9% more for housing

	Novi Sad	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.12 RSD3,312	$49.93 CA$68.87	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.51 RSD57,854	$1,452.55 CA$2,003.58	+151.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.82 RSD46,284	$1,228.71 CA$1,694.82	+165.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.48 RSD17,449	$118.93 CA$164.04	-31.8%
Average			+83.9%

Novi Sad vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$351.90 RSD35,192	$788.18 CA$1,087.17	+124.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,340.31 RSD734,060	$15,753.32 CA$21,729.34	+114.6%
Average			+119.3%

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pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 RSD299	$5.76 CA$7.94	+92.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RSD243	$3.74 CA$5.16	+54.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.49 RSD449	$12.95 CA$17.86	+188.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.63 RSD3,663	$44.60 CA$61.52	+21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.73 RSD673	$10.79 CA$14.89	+60.4%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.99 RSD10,500	$52.82 CA$72.86	-49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.91 RSD4,692	$38.91 CA$53.68	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.91 RSD12,892	$87.10 CA$120.14	-32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.17 RSD13,618	$92.91 CA$128.15	-31.8%
Average			-32.8%

Novi Sad vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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