Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Denmark

Herning vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Herning is 45.6% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% more in Herning
Groceries: pay 88.0% more in Herning
Transportation: pay 42.9% more in Herning
Housing: pay 28.8% more in Herning
Childcare: pay 20.7% more in Herning
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Herning
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Herning

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

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Herning vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.7% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Herning
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.01 RSD1,054	$17.60 DKK117.89	+75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.92 RSD1,255	$13.48 DKK90.30	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 RSD251	$4.49 DKK30.10	+88.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RSD197	$3.75 DKK25.08	+100.2%
Average			+53.7%

Novi Sad vs. Herning - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.0% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Herning
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 RSD103	$4.12 DKK27.59	+322.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.67 RSD702	$3.93 DKK26.32	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RSD564	$7.36 DKK49.33	+37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 RSD275	$5.38 DKK36.06	+106.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 RSD350	$5.55 DKK37.17	+66.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$1.52 DKK10.20	+94.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD92	$1.39 DKK9.28	+58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD78	$1.96 DKK13.12	+162.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 RSD119	$2.59 DKK17.32	+128.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD49	$0.82 DKK5.46	+76.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RSD32	$0.82 DKK5.46	+171.5%
Average			+88.0%

Novi Sad vs. Herning - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Herning
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.06 RSD743	$8.13 DKK54.43	+15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 RSD2,575	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 RSD3M	$50,184.55 DKK336K	+64.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 RSD1,004	$19.03 DKK127.42	+99.5%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 28.8% more for housing

	Novi Sad	Herning
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 RSD3,525	$37.42 DKK250.64	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$490.79 RSD51,658	$749.33 DKK5,018.59	+52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.95 RSD41,886	$524.32 DKK3,511.61	+31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.68 RSD18,070	$138.83 DKK929.80	-19.1%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 20.7% more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Herning
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.43 RSD38,779	$554.29 DKK3,712.27	+50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,551.27 RSD795K	$7,307.58 DKK48,941.78	-3.2%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Herning
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 RSD301	$8.24 DKK55.18	+188.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 RSD282	$5.62 DKK37.62	+109.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.72 RSD497	$9.44 DKK63.21	+100.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.45 RSD3,836	$41.20 DKK275.91	+13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 RSD778	$20.22 DKK135.45	+173.7%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Herning
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.46 RSD12,468	$97.37 DKK652.16	-17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.12 RSD4,644	$41.20 DKK275.91	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.07 RSD14,533	$128.48 DKK860.51	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.39 RSD13,197	$157.30 DKK1,053.48	+25.5%
Average			-2.7%

Novi Sad vs. Herning - Cost of clothing

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