Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 21.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 38.9% more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 21.8% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 31.8% more in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 17.2% more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 33.0% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% more in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 27.6% more in Novi Sad

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Novi Sad are more expensive than in Kiev.

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Novi Sad vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.9% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH504.77	$10.01 RSD1,054	-10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH353.34	$11.92 RSD1,255	+52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.22	$2.38 RSD251	+198.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.82	$1.87 RSD197	+228.1%
Average			+38.9%

Kiev vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.66	$0.98 RSD103	+11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH232.09	$6.67 RSD702	+30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH228.29	$5.36 RSD564	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.56	$2.61 RSD275	+29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH109.11	$3.33 RSD350	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH25.07	$0.78 RSD82	+41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.20	$0.88 RSD92	+23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.23	$0.75 RSD78	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.44	$1.13 RSD119	-10.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.84	$0.46 RSD49	+63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.62	$0.30 RSD32	+41.5%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 31.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH303.08	$7.06 RSD743	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH504.77	$24.47 RSD2,575	+119.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH262.48	$9.54 RSD1,004	+64.6%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 17.2% more for housing

	Kiev	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH299.55	$33.49 RSD3,525	+406.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,670.96	$490.79 RSD51,658	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,570.23	$397.95 RSD41,886	+15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,468.68	$171.68 RSD18,070	+124.2%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 33.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,620.42	$368.43 RSD38,779	-10.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH682K	$7,551.27 RSD795K	-49.9%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.57	$2.86 RSD301	+113.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH77.09	$2.68 RSD282	+57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH156.48	$4.72 RSD497	+36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,649.55	$36.45 RSD3,836	+0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH252.39	$7.39 RSD778	+32.6%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 27.6% more for clothing

	Kiev	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,363.60	$118.46 RSD12,468	+59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,800.35	$44.12 RSD4,644	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,361.22	$138.07 RSD14,533	+43.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,435.99	$125.39 RSD13,197	+4.5%
Average			+27.6%

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