Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 75.2% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 93.3% more in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 43.0% more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 53.8% more in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% more in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Novi Sad

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

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Novi Sad vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Novi Sad instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱265.16	$9.97 RSD1,023	+131.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱212.13	$11.96 RSD1,227	+247.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱50.38	$2.16 RSD221	+163.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₱28.28	$1.76 RSD181	+283.5%
Average			+206.7%

Taguig City vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱82.22	$1.02 RSD105	-23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 ₱195.16	$6.00 RSD616	+89.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱451.32	$5.74 RSD588	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 ₱133.70	$2.60 RSD267	+19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₱139.52	$3.19 RSD327	+40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱68.32	$0.62 RSD63	-44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱50.70	$0.88 RSD91	+7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 ₱84.85	$0.74 RSD76	-46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱31.82	$1.16 RSD119	+124.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 ₱49.63	$0.44 RSD45	-46.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱84.74	$0.37 RSD38	-73.1%
Average			+2.5%

Taguig City vs. Novi Sad - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.3% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱256.46	$7.12 RSD731	+71.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.15 RSD2,580
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$30,957.41 RSD3M	+22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱180.31	$8.37 RSD859	+186.3%
Average			+93.3%

Taguig City vs. Novi Sad - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.0% more for housing

	Taguig City	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.51 ₱1,511.44	$33.12 RSD3,398	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.82 ₱34,577.46	$578.51 RSD59,351	+3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.56 ₱19,887.34	$462.82 RSD47,482	+43.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.71 ₱5,654.59	$174.48 RSD17,901	+90.2%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 53.8% more for childcare

	Taguig City	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,544.19	$351.90 RSD36,103	+153.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱843K	$7,340.31 RSD753K	-46.3%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 ₱87.50	$2.99 RSD307	+110.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱159.52	$2.43 RSD249	-6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱190.92	$4.49 RSD460	+44.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.86 ₱2,580.94	$36.63 RSD3,758	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱424.26	$6.73 RSD690	-2.2%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Taguig City	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,740.03	$104.99 RSD10,772	+136.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,830.99	$46.91 RSD4,813	+58.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.68 ₱4,419.41	$128.91 RSD13,225	+79.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.21 ₱3,712.30	$136.17 RSD13,970	+126.2%
Average			+100.1%

Taguig City vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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