Cost of living comparison

United States

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Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Naperville Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 16.6% cheaper than Naperville.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% less in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 36.6% less in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 65.0% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.7% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 78.2% more in Novi Sad

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

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Novi Sad vs. Naperville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.4% less for restaurants

	Naperville	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$9.97 RSD1,023	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50	$11.96 RSD1,227	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95	$2.16 RSD221	-26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.36	$1.76 RSD181	-25.4%
Average			-20.4%

Naperville vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Naperville	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.34	$1.02 RSD105	-56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86	$6.00 RSD616	+55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.20	$5.74 RSD588	+79.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58	$2.60 RSD267	-27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16	$3.19 RSD327	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85	$0.62 RSD63	-78.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76	$0.88 RSD91	+16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36	$0.74 RSD76	-45.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.16 RSD119	-27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57	$0.44 RSD45	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10	$0.37 RSD38	-66.5%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	Naperville	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50	$7.12 RSD731	+103.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$129.00	$25.15 RSD2,580	-80.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,500.00	$30,957.41 RSD3M	+26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.52	$8.37 RSD859	-69.6%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 36.6% less for housing

	Naperville	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.25	$33.12 RSD3,398	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,950.00	$578.51 RSD59,351	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,683.33	$462.82 RSD47,482	-72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.55	$174.48 RSD17,901	+31.6%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 65.0% less for childcare

	Naperville	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$351.90 RSD36,103	-76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,795.00	$7,340.31 RSD753K	-53.5%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Naperville	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.99 RSD307	-50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$2.43 RSD249	-54.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.50	$4.49 RSD460	-47.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.00	$36.63 RSD3,758	-47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$6.73 RSD690	-38.8%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 78.2% more for clothing

	Naperville	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.00	$104.99 RSD10,772	+133.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.67	$46.91 RSD4,813	+43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.67	$128.91 RSD13,225	+93.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.67	$136.17 RSD13,970	+42.3%
Average			+78.2%

Naperville vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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