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Novi Sad vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 47.4% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 86.1% more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 36.2% more in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% more in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 63.3% more in Novi Sad

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Novi Sad are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Novi Sad.

Novi Sad vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.43	$9.97 RSD997	+132.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.04	$11.96 RSD1,196	+67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$2.16 RSD216	+114.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.20	$1.76 RSD176	+169.6%
Average			+121.1%

Lima vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.98	$1.02 RSD102	-61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.21	$6.00 RSD600	+32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.39	$5.74 RSD574	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.98	$2.60 RSD260	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.87	$3.19 RSD319	+21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.42	$0.62 RSD62	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.88 RSD88	+74.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.74 RSD74	+28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.90	$1.16 RSD116	+105.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.44 RSD44	-5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.37 RSD37	-14.9%
Average			+11.7%

Lima vs. Novi Sad - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Lima	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.50	$7.12 RSD712	+37.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.94	$25.15 RSD2,515	+10.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,325.84	$30,957.41 RSD3,095,865	+54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.10	$8.37 RSD837	-61.4%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 86.1% more for housing

	Lima	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.15	$33.12 RSD3,312	+32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,227.56	$578.51 RSD57,854	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,260.37	$462.82 RSD46,284	+23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.61	$174.48 RSD17,449	+300.8%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 36.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN647.36	$351.90 RSD35,192	+83.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,667.72	$7,340.31 RSD734,060	-10.7%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.69	$2.99 RSD299	+30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.80	$2.43 RSD243	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.24	$4.49 RSD449	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.83	$36.63 RSD3,663	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.04	$6.73 RSD673	-5.8%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 63.3% more for clothing

	Lima	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN172.00	$104.99 RSD10,500	+105.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.36	$46.91 RSD4,692	+31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.88	$128.91 RSD12,892	+53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.90	$136.17 RSD13,618	+62.7%
Average			+63.3%

Lima vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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