Cost of living comparison

Serbia

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 5.3% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 30.6% more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 67.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 41.9% less in Rio De Janeiro

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

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Novi Sad, you would:

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pay 19.9% less for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.01 RSD1,046	$9.95 R$50.39	-0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.92 RSD1,246	$8.46 R$42.84	-29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 RSD249	$1.59 R$8.06	-33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RSD195	$1.04 R$5.26	-44.5%
Average			-19.9%

Novi Sad vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 RSD102	$2.08 R$10.53	+113.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.67 RSD697	$5.43 R$27.47	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RSD560	$4.35 R$22.04	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 RSD273	$2.32 R$11.72	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 RSD348	$2.00 R$10.15	-39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$1.29 R$6.53	+64.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD92	$0.81 R$4.09	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD78	$0.73 R$3.70	-1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 RSD119	$0.83 R$4.20	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD48	$0.56 R$2.83	+21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RSD31	$0.48 R$2.40	+58.1%
Average			+4.2%

Novi Sad vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Novi Sad	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.06 RSD738	$4.98 R$25.19	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 RSD2,557	$50.77 R$257.01	+107.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 RSD3M	$23,669.59 R$120K	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 RSD997	$8.21 R$41.57	-13.9%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 30.6% more for housing

	Novi Sad	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 RSD3,500	$22.76 R$115.23	-32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$490.79 RSD51,295	$909.17 R$4,602.67	+85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.95 RSD41,592	$533.31 R$2,699.87	+34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.68 RSD17,943	$102.28 R$517.78	-40.4%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 67.2% more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.43 RSD38,506	$594.40 R$3,009.15	+61.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,551.27 RSD789K	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	+73.3%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 RSD299	$2.39 R$12.09	-16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 RSD280	$2.33 R$11.78	-13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.72 RSD493	$2.96 R$14.99	-37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.45 RSD3,809	$30.84 R$156.14	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 RSD772	$7.96 R$40.32	+7.8%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 41.9% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.46 RSD12,381	$41.81 R$211.66	-64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.12 RSD4,611	$49.05 R$248.31	+11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.07 RSD14,430	$74.57 R$377.50	-46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.39 RSD13,105	$67.45 R$341.49	-46.2%
Average			-41.9%

Novi Sad vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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