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Novi Sad vs. Herning Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 31.3% cheaper than Herning.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% less in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 46.8% less in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 30.0% less in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 22.4% less in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 17.1% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in Novi Sad

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Novi Sad.

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Novi Sad vs. Herning Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Novi Sad instead of Herning, you would:

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pay 34.9% less for restaurants

	Herning	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.60 DKK117.89	$10.01 RSD1,054	-43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.48 DKK90.30	$11.92 RSD1,255	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.49 DKK30.10	$2.38 RSD251	-47.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.75 DKK25.08	$1.87 RSD197	-50.1%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

	Herning	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$4.12 DKK27.59	$0.98 RSD103	-76.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 DKK26.32	$6.67 RSD702	+69.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 DKK49.33	$5.36 RSD564	-27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.38 DKK36.06	$2.61 RSD275	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.55 DKK37.17	$3.33 RSD350	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 DKK10.20	$0.78 RSD82	-48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 DKK9.28	$0.88 RSD92	-36.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK13.12	$0.75 RSD78	-61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 DKK17.32	$1.13 RSD119	-56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 DKK5.46	$0.46 RSD49	-43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 DKK5.46	$0.30 RSD32	-63.2%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 30.0% less for transportation

	Herning	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.13 DKK54.43	$7.06 RSD743	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.47 RSD2,575
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,184.55 DKK336K	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.03 DKK127.42	$9.54 RSD1,004	-49.9%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 22.4% less for housing

	Herning	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.42 DKK250.64	$33.49 RSD3,525	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$749.33 DKK5,018.59	$490.79 RSD51,658	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.32 DKK3,511.61	$397.95 RSD41,886	-24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.83 DKK929.80	$171.68 RSD18,070	+23.7%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

	Herning	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$554.29 DKK3,712.27	$368.43 RSD38,779	-33.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,307.58 DKK48,941.78	$7,551.27 RSD795K	+3.3%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Herning	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.24 DKK55.18	$2.86 RSD301	-65.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 DKK37.62	$2.68 RSD282	-52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.44 DKK63.21	$4.72 RSD497	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.20 DKK275.91	$36.45 RSD3,836	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.22 DKK135.45	$7.39 RSD778	-63.5%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	Herning	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.37 DKK652.16	$118.46 RSD12,468	+21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.20 DKK275.91	$44.12 RSD4,644	+7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.48 DKK860.51	$138.07 RSD14,533	+7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.30 DKK1,053.48	$125.39 RSD13,197	-20.3%
Average			+2.8%

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