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Brazil

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Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 34.8% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 67.4% more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 10.4% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 24.2% more in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 57.5% more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 38.2% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% more in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 78.2% more in Novi Sad

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Novi Sad are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Novi Sad.

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Novi Sad vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.4% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$38.73	$9.97 RSD1,010	+33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$33.89	$11.96 RSD1,212	+83.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 R$7.08	$2.16 RSD218	+58.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 R$4.71	$1.76 RSD178	+94.2%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 10.4% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 R$9.39	$1.02 RSD104	-43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 R$22.68	$6.00 RSD608	+37.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 R$22.53	$5.74 RSD581	+32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 R$10.72	$2.60 RSD263	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 R$9.37	$3.19 RSD323	+76.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 R$5.77	$0.62 RSD63	-44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.86	$0.88 RSD89	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.73	$0.74 RSD75	+3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.62	$1.16 RSD117	+66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.13	$0.44 RSD44	-27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.75	$0.37 RSD37	-30.2%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 24.2% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 R$22.20	$7.12 RSD722	+66.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.48 R$210.29	$25.15 RSD2,548	-37.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,595.53 R$107K	$30,957.41 RSD3M	+50.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 R$36.89	$8.37 RSD848	+17.9%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 57.5% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.70 R$102.31	$33.12 RSD3,356	+68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.63 R$2,579.68	$578.51 RSD58,617	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.11 R$1,787.45	$462.82 RSD46,895	+34.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.68 R$429.47	$174.48 RSD17,679	+111.0%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 38.2% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$544.48 R$2,828.25	$351.90 RSD35,656	-35.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,471.41 R$64,781.47	$7,340.31 RSD744K	-41.1%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$9.68	$2.99 RSD303	+60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 R$10.75	$2.43 RSD246	+17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$10.65	$4.49 RSD455	+118.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 R$146.15	$36.63 RSD3,712	+30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$36.79	$6.73 RSD682	-5.0%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 78.2% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.68 R$242.49	$104.99 RSD10,638	+124.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 R$223.47	$46.91 RSD4,754	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.54 R$407.96	$128.91 RSD13,062	+64.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.36 R$329.13	$136.17 RSD13,798	+114.9%
Average			+78.2%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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