Cost of living comparison

Serbia

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Norway

Arendal vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Arendal is 88.7% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% more in Arendal
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Arendal
Transportation: pay 82.1% more in Arendal
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Arendal
Childcare: pay 27.1% more in Arendal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Arendal
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Arendal

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

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Arendal vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.7% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Arendal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.01 RSD1,046	$19.84 NOK187.02	+98.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.92 RSD1,246	$15.66 NOK147.65	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 RSD249	$3.58 NOK33.80	+50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RSD195	$3.24 NOK30.51	+73.0%
Average			+64.7%

Novi Sad vs. Arendal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Arendal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 RSD102	$3.55 NOK33.50	+264.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.67 RSD697	$7.28 NOK68.63	+9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RSD560	$9.02 NOK85.07	+68.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 RSD273	$4.81 NOK45.38	+84.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 RSD348	$6.63 NOK62.51	+99.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$1.60 NOK15.09	+104.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD92	$1.23 NOK11.61	+40.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD78	$1.57 NOK14.77	+110.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 RSD119	$2.18 NOK20.58	+92.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD48	$1.14 NOK10.79	+147.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RSD31	$1.37 NOK12.95	+357.3%
Average			+108.5%

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pay 82.1% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Arendal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.06 RSD738	$8.46 NOK79.72	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 RSD2,557	$90.31 NOK851.45	+269.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 RSD3M	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 RSD997	$19.94 NOK188.01	+109.1%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Novi Sad	Arendal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 RSD3,500	$78.31 NOK738.25	+133.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$490.79 RSD51,295	$1,113.70 NOK10,499.61	+126.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.95 RSD41,592	$1,044.09 NOK9,843.38	+162.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.68 RSD17,943	$189.96 NOK1,790.89	+10.6%
Average			+116.2%

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pay 27.1% more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Arendal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.43 RSD38,506	$319.19 NOK3,009.26	-13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,551.27 RSD789K	$14,072.86 NOK133K	+86.4%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Arendal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 RSD299	$11.49 NOK108.28	+301.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 RSD280	$5.46 NOK51.43	+103.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.72 RSD493	$17.37 NOK163.79	+268.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.45 RSD3,809	$36.49 NOK344.03	+0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 RSD772	$15.66 NOK147.65	+111.9%
Average			+109.4%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Novi Sad	Arendal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.46 RSD12,381	$125.22 NOK1,180.55	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.12 RSD4,611	$43.85 NOK413.42	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.07 RSD14,430	$125.29 NOK1,181.21	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.39 RSD13,105	$200.42 NOK1,889.54	+59.8%
Average			+11.1%

Novi Sad vs. Arendal - Cost of clothing

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