Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 69.0% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 57.6% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.7% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.4% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.01 RSD1,046	$17.53 CA$24.82	+75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.92 RSD1,246	$10.52 CA$14.89	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 RSD249	$2.08 CA$2.94	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RSD195	$1.71 CA$2.42	-8.5%
Average			+20.4%

Novi Sad vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.6% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 RSD102	$2.74 CA$3.88	+181.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.67 RSD697	$4.56 CA$6.46	-31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RSD560	$9.44 CA$13.37	+76.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 RSD273	$3.54 CA$5.01	+35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 RSD348	$5.16 CA$7.30	+55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$1.68 CA$2.38	+114.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD92	$0.54 CA$0.76	-38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD78	$1.59 CA$2.25	+113.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 RSD119	$1.95 CA$2.76	+71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD48	$0.82 CA$1.17	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RSD31	$0.73 CA$1.04	+144.5%
Average			+57.6%

Novi Sad vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.06 RSD738	$4.68 CA$6.62	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 RSD2,557	$109.41 CA$154.90	+347.2%
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	$12.80 CA$18.12	+34.2%
Average			+26.0%

Novi Sad vs. Toronto - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Novi Sad	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 RSD3,500	$47.87 CA$67.77	+42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$490.79 RSD51,295	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+222.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.95 RSD41,592	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+256.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.68 RSD17,943	$92.23 CA$130.57	-46.3%
Average			+146.3%

Novi Sad vs. Toronto - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.43 RSD38,506	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+123.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,551.27 RSD789K	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+211.2%
Average			+163.8%

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pay 63.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 RSD299	$6.31 CA$8.94	+120.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 RSD280	$3.97 CA$5.62	+48.4%
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	$38.35 CA$54.29	+5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 RSD772	$12.62 CA$17.87	+70.8%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.46 RSD12,381	$51.64 CA$73.11	-56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.12 RSD4,611	$39.51 CA$55.94	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.07 RSD14,430	$98.10 CA$138.88	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.39 RSD13,105	$122.24 CA$173.06	-2.5%
Average			-27.9%

Novi Sad vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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