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Subotica vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Subotica is 33.9% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 75.9% more in Subotica
Groceries
pay 11.4% more in Subotica
Transportation
pay 62.9% more in Subotica
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Subotica
Childcare
pay 32.2% more in Subotica
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.5% less in Subotica
Clothing
pay 19.1% less in Subotica

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Subotica are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Subotica. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Subotica.

Subotica vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subotica instead of Quito, you would:

pay 75.9% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Subotica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$9.97
RSD1,011
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$10.82
RSD1,097
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$1.74
RSD177

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

 
Quito
Subotica
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$0.88
RSD89
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
$5.47
RSD554
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$5.52
RSD560

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pay 62.9% more for transportation

 
Quito
Subotica
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$6.77
RSD687
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$30,957.41
RSD3M

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Quito
Subotica
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$32.56
RSD3,303
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$461.06
RSD46,769
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$338.53
RSD34,339

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pay 32.2% more for childcare

 
Quito
Subotica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$457.64
RSD46,421
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$9,629.80
RSD977K

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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Subotica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$2.49
RSD253
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$1.97
RSD200
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$4.34
RSD440

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

 
Quito
Subotica
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$39.88
RSD4,045
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$24.92
RSD2,528
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$74.77
RSD7,584

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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