Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 15.3% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 15.7% more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 26.0% less in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 26.3% less in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 67.6% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 45.5% more in Novi Sad

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

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Novi Sad vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.7% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$10.01 RSD1,046	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$11.92 RSD1,246	+27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$2.38 RSD249	+37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$1.87 RSD195	+223.2%
Average			+15.7%

Istanbul vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$0.98 RSD102	+6.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$6.67 RSD697	+26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$5.36 RSD560	+14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$2.61 RSD273	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$3.33 RSD348	+31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$0.78 RSD82	-8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$0.88 RSD92	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$0.75 RSD78	+30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$1.13 RSD119	+35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$0.46 RSD48	+49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.30 RSD31	+5.0%
Average			+15.1%

Istanbul vs. Novi Sad - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$7.06 RSD738	+29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$24.47 RSD2,557	-63.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$9.54 RSD997	+13.5%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 26.3% less for housing

	Istanbul	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$33.49 RSD3,500	+107.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$490.79 RSD51,295	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$397.95 RSD41,592	-38.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$171.68 RSD17,943	+149.3%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 67.6% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$368.43 RSD38,506	-63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$7,551.27 RSD789K	-71.0%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$2.86 RSD299	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$2.68 RSD280	-38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$4.72 RSD493	+101.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$36.45 RSD3,809	-52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$7.39 RSD772	-9.1%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 45.5% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$118.46 RSD12,381	+122.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$44.12 RSD4,611	+11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$138.07 RSD14,430	+38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$125.39 RSD13,105	+31.3%
Average			+45.5%

Istanbul vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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