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Vietnam

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Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 42.9% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 8.4% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 61.0% more in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 24.5% more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 48.1% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.5% more in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 55.5% more in Novi Sad

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, housing, and groceries in Novi Sad are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Novi Sad.

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Novi Sad vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Novi Sad instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$10.01 RSD1,046	+420.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$11.92 RSD1,246	+158.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$2.38 RSD249	+343.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$1.87 RSD195	+463.8%
Average			+303.9%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$0.98 RSD102	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$6.67 RSD697	+10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$5.36 RSD560	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$2.61 RSD273	+60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$3.33 RSD348	+102.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$0.78 RSD82	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.88 RSD92	+51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.75 RSD78	+3.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$1.13 RSD119	+96.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.46 RSD48	-15.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.30 RSD31	-43.1%
Average			+8.4%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Novi Sad - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.0% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$7.06 RSD738	+98.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$24.47 RSD2,557	+111.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$9.54 RSD997	+64.3%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 24.5% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$33.49 RSD3,500	+220.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$490.79 RSD51,295	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$397.95 RSD41,592	+33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$171.68 RSD17,943	+116.7%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$368.43 RSD38,506	-16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$7,551.27 RSD789K	-68.0%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 99.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$2.86 RSD299	+176.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$2.68 RSD280	+47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$4.72 RSD493	+283.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$36.45 RSD3,809	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$7.39 RSD772	+113.3%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 55.5% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$118.46 RSD12,381	+129.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$44.12 RSD4,611	+27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$138.07 RSD14,430	+50.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$125.39 RSD13,105	+32.5%
Average			+55.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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