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Novi Sad vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 51.9% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 97.9% more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 45.3% more in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 1.3% more in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 36.0% more in Novi Sad

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

Novi Sad vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.9% more for restaurants

	Quito	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$9.97 RSD990	+99.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$11.96 RSD1,188	+62.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$2.16 RSD214	+90.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$1.76 RSD175	+139.9%
Average			+97.9%

Quito vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Quito	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.02 RSD101	-37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$6.00 RSD596	+43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.74 RSD570	+41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.60 RSD258	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.19 RSD316	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.62 RSD61	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.88 RSD88	+73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.74 RSD74	+56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.16 RSD115	+98.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.44 RSD43	-36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.37 RSD37	-21.3%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 45.3% more for transportation

	Quito	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$7.12 RSD707	+171.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$25.15 RSD2,498	-6.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$30,957.41 RSD3M	+54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$8.37 RSD832	-38.0%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Quito	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$33.12 RSD3,290	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$578.51 RSD57,466	+29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$462.82 RSD45,974	+45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$174.48 RSD17,332	+596.1%
Average			+171.9%

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pay 1.3% more for childcare

	Quito	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$351.90 RSD34,956	+24.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$7,340.31 RSD729K	-21.6%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.99 RSD297	+25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.43 RSD242	-17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$4.49 RSD446	-25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$36.63 RSD3,639	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$6.73 RSD668	-3.9%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 36.0% more for clothing

	Quito	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$104.99 RSD10,429	+74.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$46.91 RSD4,660	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$128.91 RSD12,805	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$136.17 RSD13,526	+46.8%
Average			+36.0%

Quito vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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