Cost of living comparison

Serbia

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Netherlands

Wageningen vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Wageningen is 79.2% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 60.8% more in Wageningen
Groceries: pay 60.0% more in Wageningen
Transportation: pay 39.3% more in Wageningen
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Wageningen
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Wageningen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.2% more in Wageningen
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Wageningen

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

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Wageningen vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.8% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Wageningen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.01 RSD1,046	$21.83 €19.43	+118.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.92 RSD1,246	$13.44 €11.96	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 RSD249	$3.83 €3.41	+60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RSD195	$2.65 €2.36	+41.8%
Average			+60.8%

Novi Sad vs. Wageningen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.0% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Wageningen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 RSD102	$2.02 €1.79	+106.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.67 RSD697	$6.51 €5.80	-2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RSD560	$5.03 €4.48	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 RSD273	$4.94 €4.40	+89.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 RSD348	$6.53 €5.82	+96.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$1.19 €1.06	+52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD92	$1.11 €0.99	+27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD78	$0.87 €0.77	+16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 RSD119	$2.08 €1.85	+83.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD48	$0.83 €0.74	+79.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RSD31	$1.01 €0.90	+237.1%
Average			+60.0%

Novi Sad vs. Wageningen - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.3% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Wageningen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.06 RSD738	$8.99 €8.00	+27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 RSD2,557	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 RSD3M	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 RSD997	$19.67 €17.51	+106.3%
Average			+39.3%

Novi Sad vs. Wageningen - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Novi Sad	Wageningen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 RSD3,500	$45.91 €40.86	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$490.79 RSD51,295	$1,194.38 €1,063.05	+143.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.95 RSD41,592	$1,343.68 €1,195.93	+237.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.68 RSD17,943	$235.86 €209.93	+37.4%
Average			+147.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Wageningen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.43 RSD38,506	$1,987.53 €1,768.97	+439.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,551.27 RSD789K	$8,010.59 €7,129.71	+6.1%
Average			+139.2%

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pay 71.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Wageningen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 RSD299	$5.60 €4.98	+95.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 RSD280	$4.20 €3.74	+56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.72 RSD493	$14.00 €12.46	+196.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.45 RSD3,809	$38.91 €34.63	+6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 RSD772	$15.68 €13.95	+112.1%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Wageningen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.46 RSD12,381	$96.73 €86.09	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.12 RSD4,611	$43.86 €39.03	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.07 RSD14,430	$106.19 €94.51	-23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.39 RSD13,105	$102.18 €90.94	-18.5%
Average			-15.5%

Novi Sad vs. Wageningen - Cost of clothing

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