Cost of living comparison

Serbia

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Sweden

Skelleftea vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Skelleftea is 44.2% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% more in Skelleftea
Groceries: pay 75.2% more in Skelleftea
Transportation: pay 85.0% more in Skelleftea
Housing: pay 38.5% more in Skelleftea
Childcare: pay 39.0% less in Skelleftea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Skelleftea
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in Skelleftea

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

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Skelleftea vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.7% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Skelleftea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.97 RSD1,023	$14.72 SEK141.95	+47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.96 RSD1,227	$13.50 SEK130.21	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 RSD221	$2.56 SEK24.68	+18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 RSD181	$2.04 SEK19.66	+15.8%
Average			+23.7%

Novi Sad vs. Skelleftea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.2% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Skelleftea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RSD105	$2.70 SEK26.04	+164.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 RSD616	$5.88 SEK56.68	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.74 RSD588	$6.31 SEK60.89	+10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 RSD267	$4.88 SEK47.03	+87.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 RSD327	$5.25 SEK50.61	+64.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 RSD63	$1.20 SEK11.58	+94.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD91	$1.17 SEK11.27	+32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD76	$1.50 SEK14.51	+102.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 RSD119	$1.68 SEK16.21	+45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RSD45	$1.00 SEK9.61	+129.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RSD38	$0.74 SEK7.10	+99.3%
Average			+75.2%

Novi Sad vs. Skelleftea - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.0% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Skelleftea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 RSD731	$7.30 SEK70.45	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.15 RSD2,580	$55.05 SEK531.05	+118.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,957.41 RSD3M	$32,712.43 SEK316K	+5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.37 RSD859	$26.20 SEK252.76	+212.9%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	Novi Sad	Skelleftea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.12 RSD3,398	$28.20 SEK271.99	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.51 RSD59,351	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	+110.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.82 RSD47,482	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	+82.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.48 RSD17,901	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	-24.1%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 39.0% less for childcare

	Novi Sad	Skelleftea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$351.90 RSD36,103	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	-57.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,340.31 RSD753K	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	-20.7%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Skelleftea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 RSD307	$8.47 SEK81.70	+183.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RSD249	$4.75 SEK45.79	+95.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.49 RSD460	$7.30 SEK70.47	+62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.63 RSD3,758	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	+210.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.73 RSD690	$15.88 SEK153.19	+136.0%
Average			+137.6%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Skelleftea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.99 RSD10,772	$98.81 SEK953.17	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.91 RSD4,813	$34.37 SEK331.57	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.91 RSD13,225	$84.69 SEK817.00	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.17 RSD13,970	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	+20.5%
Average			-11.6%

Novi Sad vs. Skelleftea - Cost of clothing

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