Cost of living comparison

Serbia

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Taiwan

HsinChu vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 20.5% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 60.4% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in HsinChu
Housing: pay 32.4% less in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% more in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in HsinChu

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in HsinChu are more expensive than in Novi Sad. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in HsinChu. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in HsinChu.

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HsinChu vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.4% less for restaurants

	Novi Sad	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.97 RSD1,001	$3.93 NT$125.23	-60.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.96 RSD1,201	$5.24 NT$166.97	-56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 RSD217	$0.85 NT$27.13	-60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 RSD177	$0.63 NT$20.00	-64.3%
Average			-60.4%

Novi Sad vs. HsinChu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Novi Sad	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RSD103	$1.81 NT$57.66	+77.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 RSD603	$6.76 NT$215.24	+12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.74 RSD576	$11.62 NT$370.02	+102.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 RSD261	$3.18 NT$101.19	+22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 RSD320	$2.13 NT$67.85	-33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 RSD62	$1.90 NT$60.35	+206.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD89	$1.09 NT$34.71	+23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD75	$1.83 NT$58.38	+147.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 RSD116	$1.68 NT$53.65	+45.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RSD44	$1.98 NT$63.12	+355.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RSD37	$1.78 NT$56.80	+382.9%
Average			+122.0%

Novi Sad vs. HsinChu - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 RSD715	$3.82 NT$121.50	-46.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.15 RSD2,526	$39.32 NT$1,252.30	+56.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,957.41 RSD3M	$40,144.19 NT$1M	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.37 RSD841	$5.90 NT$187.85	-29.6%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 32.4% less for housing

	Novi Sad	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.12 RSD3,326	$22.93 NT$730.16	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.51 RSD58,100	$550.55 NT$17,532.23	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.82 RSD46,481	$340.82 NT$10,853.28	-26.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.48 RSD17,523	$56.76 NT$1,807.55	-67.5%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Novi Sad	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$351.90 RSD35,341	$710.03 NT$22,611.01	+101.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,340.31 RSD737K	$14,992.63 NT$477K	+104.3%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 RSD300	$2.29 NT$73.05	-23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RSD244	$3.36 NT$106.97	+38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.49 RSD451	$4.92 NT$156.54	+9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.63 RSD3,679	$58.99 NT$1,878.45	+61.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.73 RSD676	$10.49 NT$333.95	+55.8%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.99 RSD10,544	$84.38 NT$2,687.23	-19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.91 RSD4,712	$37.28 NT$1,187.08	-20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.91 RSD12,946	$95.04 NT$3,026.40	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.17 RSD13,676	$120.16 NT$3,826.48	-11.8%
Average			-19.6%

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