Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Novi Sad Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Novi Sad

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 8.6% cheaper than Novi Sad without rent, and 11% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.8% cheaper than Novi Sad without rent, and 17.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$9.83 RSD 994

-52.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$49.02 RSD 4,956

-5.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$10.75 RSD 1,087

-18.70%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$2.30 RSD 233

32.17%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 ฿23.03

$2.19 RSD 221

-67.12%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$1.66 RSD 167

-76.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$2.88 RSD 291

-15.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$3.67 RSD 371

3.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$1.57 RSD 158

36.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$0.98 RSD 99.4

89.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$2.77 RSD 280

-20.94%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$2.59 RSD 262

-13.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$12.17 RSD 1,231

62.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$6.92 RSD 700

-45.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$12.76 RSD 1,290

6.19%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$1.28 RSD 130

153.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$1.85 RSD 187

-9.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$1.64 RSD 166

45.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$2.50 RSD 253

-16.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$1.01 RSD 102

51.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$0.93 RSD 94.4

62.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$0.81 RSD 82.4

22.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$0.64 RSD 64.5

-20.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$4.36 RSD 441

-2.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$7.97 RSD 806

154.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$0.91 RSD 92.2

96.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$2.25 RSD 228

23.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$1.00 RSD 102

40.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

$25.14 RSD 2,542

-53.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$1.98 RSD 200

57.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$0.68 RSD 68.5

45.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$9.30 RSD 940

47.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.85 RSD 187

-28.65%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$30.5K RSD 3.1M

-10.63%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$28.6K RSD 2.9M

19.31%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$120 ฿3,849

$208 RSD 21.0K

-42.00%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.93 ฿445

$19.77 RSD 1,999

-29.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$35.55 RSD 3,595

-48.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$36.83 RSD 3,724

65.44%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$13.82 RSD 1,397

24.67%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$6.12 RSD 619

42.32%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$698 ฿22.3K

$339 RSD 34.3K

105.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$7,209 RSD 728.9K

118.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$110 RSD 11.1K

-47.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$45.54 RSD 4,605

-24.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$123 RSD 12.5K

-8.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$138 RSD 14.0K

-38.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$556 RSD 56.2K

8.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$458 RSD 46.3K

-4.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$1,105 RSD 111.7K

86.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$774 RSD 78.2K

93.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$3,676 RSD 371.7K

15.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$2,633 RSD 266.3K

13.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$1,003 RSD 101.4K

-47.21%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

7.31

-27.09%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Novi Sad: March 2, 2026

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