Cost of living comparison

Serbia

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Ireland

Cork vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Cork is 2.1 times more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% more in Cork
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Cork
Transportation: pay 58.6% more in Cork
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Cork
Childcare: pay 44.3% more in Cork
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.4% more in Cork
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Cork

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

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Cork vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.8% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Cork
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.01 RSD1,046	$22.38 €19.92	+123.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.92 RSD1,246	$12.85 €11.44	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 RSD249	$2.90 €2.58	+21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RSD195	$2.20 €1.96	+17.6%
Average			+52.8%

Novi Sad vs. Cork - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Cork
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 RSD102	$2.31 €2.06	+136.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.67 RSD697	$6.99 €6.22	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RSD560	$6.35 €5.65	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 RSD273	$4.54 €4.04	+74.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 RSD348	$5.90 €5.25	+77.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$1.47 €1.31	+87.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD92	$1.33 €1.18	+51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD78	$1.52 €1.35	+103.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 RSD119	$2.16 €1.92	+90.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD48	$1.05 €0.93	+126.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RSD31	$0.81 €0.72	+169.3%
Average			+79.1%

Novi Sad vs. Cork - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.6% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Cork
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.06 RSD738	$8.02 €7.13	+13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 RSD2,557	$76.14 €67.77	+211.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 RSD3M	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 RSD997	$17.24 €15.35	+80.8%
Average			+58.6%

Novi Sad vs. Cork - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Novi Sad	Cork
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 RSD3,500	$55.73 €49.60	+66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$490.79 RSD51,295	$2,161.09 €1,923.45	+340.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.95 RSD41,592	$1,811.36 €1,612.17	+355.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.68 RSD17,943	$183.99 €163.76	+7.2%
Average			+243.8%

Novi Sad vs. Cork - Cost of housing

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pay 44.3% more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Cork
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.43 RSD38,506	$1,078.55 €959.95	+192.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,551.27 RSD789K	$5,374.73 €4,783.70	-28.8%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Cork
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 RSD299	$7.28 €6.48	+154.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 RSD280	$4.38 €3.90	+63.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.72 RSD493	$20.16 €17.94	+327.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.45 RSD3,809	$53.32 €47.45	+46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 RSD772	$13.44 €11.96	+81.8%
Average			+96.4%

Novi Sad vs. Cork - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Cork
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.46 RSD12,381	$94.91 €84.47	-19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.12 RSD4,611	$42.76 €38.06	-3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.07 RSD14,430	$107.90 €96.03	-21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.39 RSD13,105	$119.88 €106.70	-4.4%
Average			-12.7%

Novi Sad vs. Cork - Cost of clothing

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