Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Serbia

Novi Sad vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 23.6% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 37.1% less in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 17.5% more in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 73.2% more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 50.7% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 24.8% more in Novi Sad

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Novi Sad are more expensive than in HsinChu. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Novi Sad. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Novi Sad.

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Novi Sad vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.93 NT$125.23	$9.97 RSD1,001	+153.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.24 NT$166.97	$11.96 RSD1,201	+128.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NT$27.13	$2.16 RSD217	+153.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 NT$20.00	$1.76 RSD177	+180.1%
Average			+153.7%

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pay 37.1% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 NT$57.66	$1.02 RSD103	-43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 NT$215.24	$6.00 RSD603	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.62 NT$370.02	$5.74 RSD576	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.18 NT$101.19	$2.60 RSD261	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 NT$67.85	$3.19 RSD320	+49.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 NT$60.35	$0.62 RSD62	-67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NT$34.71	$0.88 RSD89	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.83 NT$58.38	$0.74 RSD75	-59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NT$53.65	$1.16 RSD116	-31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 NT$63.12	$0.44 RSD44	-78.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.78 NT$56.80	$0.37 RSD37	-79.3%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 17.5% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 NT$121.50	$7.12 RSD715	+86.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,252.30	$25.15 RSD2,526	-36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,144.19 NT$1M	$30,957.41 RSD3M	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 NT$187.85	$8.37 RSD841	+42.0%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 73.2% more for housing

	HsinChu	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.93 NT$730.16	$33.12 RSD3,326	+44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$550.55 NT$17,532.23	$578.51 RSD58,100	+5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$340.82 NT$10,853.28	$462.82 RSD46,481	+35.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.76 NT$1,807.55	$174.48 RSD17,523	+207.4%
Average			+73.2%

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pay 50.7% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.03 NT$22,611.01	$351.90 RSD35,341	-50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,992.63 NT$477K	$7,340.31 RSD737K	-51.0%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 NT$73.05	$2.99 RSD300	+30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NT$106.97	$2.43 RSD244	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.92 NT$156.54	$4.49 RSD451	-8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.99 NT$1,878.45	$36.63 RSD3,679	-37.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.49 NT$333.95	$6.73 RSD676	-35.8%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 24.8% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.38 NT$2,687.23	$104.99 RSD10,544	+24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.28 NT$1,187.08	$46.91 RSD4,712	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 NT$3,026.40	$128.91 RSD12,946	+35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.16 NT$3,826.48	$136.17 RSD13,676	+13.3%
Average			+24.8%

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