Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Dominican Republic

Santiago vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 21.4% cheaper than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% less in Santiago
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 16.6% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 14.2% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 45.8% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 51.5% less in Santiago

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Santiago.

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Santiago vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.2% less for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.01 RSD1,046	$8.29 DOP509.30	-17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.92 RSD1,246	$7.05 DOP432.90	-40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 RSD249	$0.70 DOP42.78	-70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RSD195	$0.39 DOP24.19	-78.9%
Average			-42.2%

Novi Sad vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 RSD102	$1.51 DOP93.03	+55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.67 RSD697	$3.15 DOP193.81	-52.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RSD560	$4.50 DOP276.65	-15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 RSD273	$1.48 DOP90.65	-43.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 RSD348	$1.63 DOP99.87	-51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$1.45 DOP88.96	+84.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD92	$0.37 DOP22.53	-58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD78	$1.24 DOP75.89	+65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 RSD119	$0.83 DOP51.09	-26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD48	$0.91 DOP56.14	+97.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RSD31	$1.00 DOP61.45	+233.0%
Average			+0.5%

Novi Sad vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.6% less for transportation

	Novi Sad	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.06 RSD738	$5.35 DOP328.96	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 RSD2,557	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	+23.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 RSD3M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 RSD997	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	+113.9%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 14.2% less for housing

	Novi Sad	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 RSD3,500	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$490.79 RSD51,295	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.95 RSD41,592	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	-31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.68 RSD17,943	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-58.7%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

	Novi Sad	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.43 RSD38,506	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,551.27 RSD789K	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-27.5%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 RSD299	$2.49 DOP152.79	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 RSD280	$1.80 DOP110.35	-32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.72 RSD493	$4.81 DOP295.39	+1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.45 RSD3,809	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 RSD772	$4.97 DOP305.58	-32.7%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 51.5% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.46 RSD12,381	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-77.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.12 RSD4,611	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.07 RSD14,430	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	-55.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.39 RSD13,105	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	-47.1%
Average			-51.5%

Novi Sad vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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