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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 9.6% cheaper than Novi Sad without rent, and 10.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 6.1% cheaper than Novi Sad without rent, and 19.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$9.61 RSD 971

-53.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$49.46 RSD 4,994

-6.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$10.89 RSD 1,100

-19.38%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.28 RSD 230

35.53%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$2.15 RSD 217

-67.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.67 RSD 168

-76.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.99 RSD 302

-19.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.70 RSD 373

-0.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.61 RSD 162

39.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.03 RSD 104

81.55%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.68 RSD 270

-17.16%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.61 RSD 264

-14.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$11.91 RSD 1,203

65.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$7.12 RSD 719

-48.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$12.71 RSD 1,283

2.99%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.25 RSD 126

170.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.92 RSD 194

-11.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.56 RSD 158

49.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.52 RSD 255

-21.43%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$0.99 RSD 100

56.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$0.88 RSD 89.0

71.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.81 RSD 81.9

20.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.66 RSD 66.5

-27.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.34 RSD 438

0.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$7.88 RSD 796

162.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.90 RSD 91.3

96.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.21 RSD 223

24.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.95 RSD 96.1

44.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$24.71 RSD 2,495

-54.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.89 RSD 191

64.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.63 RSD 63.9

66.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$9.23 RSD 932

48.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.90 RSD 192

-29.47%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$31.0K RSD 3.1M

-10.72%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$28.6K RSD 2.9M

17.56%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$203 RSD 20.5K

-39.91%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$20.17 RSD 2,037

-32.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$35.65 RSD 3,600

-48.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$35.89 RSD 3,624

71.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.27 RSD 1,441

17.03%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.02 RSD 608

51.00%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$334 RSD 33.7K

110.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$7,365 RSD 743.7K

117.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$107 RSD 10.8K

-44.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$45.39 RSD 4,584

-24.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$126 RSD 12.7K

-10.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$140 RSD 14.1K

-39.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$561 RSD 56.6K

8.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$458 RSD 46.3K

-5.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,080 RSD 109.0K

91.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$771 RSD 77.8K

91.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$3,683 RSD 371.9K

20.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,696 RSD 272.2K

10.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,014 RSD 102.4K

-46.03%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Novi Sad: January 13, 2026

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