Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Croatia

Zagreb vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 29.0% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 37.7% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 44.5% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 24.6% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 57.0% more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 12.9% less in Zagreb

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

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Zagreb vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.97 RSD1,023	$14.02 HRK92.32	+40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.96 RSD1,227	$9.34 HRK61.55	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 RSD221	$3.15 HRK20.77	+46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 RSD181	$2.52 HRK16.61	+43.3%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 37.7% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RSD105	$1.96 HRK12.88	+91.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 RSD616	$6.76 HRK44.50	+12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.74 RSD588	$5.05 HRK33.27	-11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 RSD267	$3.86 HRK25.41	+48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 RSD327	$4.90 HRK32.25	+53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 RSD63	$0.91 HRK6.00	+47.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD91	$0.81 HRK5.36	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD76	$0.96 HRK6.32	+29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 RSD119	$1.35 HRK8.92	+16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RSD45	$0.69 HRK4.58	+59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RSD38	$0.65 HRK4.25	+74.7%
Average			+37.7%

Novi Sad vs. Zagreb - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 RSD731	$6.64 HRK43.75	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.15 RSD2,580	$58.40 HRK384.69	+132.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,957.41 RSD3M	$35,039.69 HRK231K	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.37 RSD859	$11.68 HRK76.94	+39.5%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 24.6% more for housing

	Novi Sad	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.12 RSD3,398	$34.74 HRK228.84	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.51 RSD59,351	$885.05 HRK5,830.00	+53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.82 RSD47,482	$674.25 HRK4,441.39	+45.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.48 RSD17,901	$164.98 HRK1,086.76	-5.4%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 57.0% more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$351.90 RSD36,103	$490.56 HRK3,231.37	+39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,340.31 RSD753K	$12,823.55 HRK84,470.93	+74.7%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 RSD307	$3.50 HRK23.08	+17.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RSD249	$2.50 HRK16.49	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.49 RSD460	$5.84 HRK38.47	+30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.63 RSD3,758	$52.95 HRK348.78	+44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.73 RSD690	$8.76 HRK57.70	+30.2%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 12.9% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.99 RSD10,772	$100.56 HRK662.40	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.91 RSD4,813	$41.12 HRK270.88	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.91 RSD13,225	$100.39 HRK661.28	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.17 RSD13,970	$118.33 HRK779.48	-13.1%
Average			-12.9%

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