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Novi Sad vs. Panevezys Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 8.6% more expensive than Panevezys.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 27.7% more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 19.6% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.9% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 27.8% more in Novi Sad

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

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Novi Sad vs. Panevezys Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% more for restaurants

	Panevezys	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 €10.96	$10.01 RSD1,046	-18.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$11.92 RSD1,246	+77.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 €1.99	$2.38 RSD249	+6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 €1.69	$1.87 RSD195	-1.7%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Panevezys	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.32	$0.98 RSD102	-34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 €4.48	$6.67 RSD697	+32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 €4.23	$5.36 RSD560	+12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.92 €2.60	$2.61 RSD273	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 €2.31	$3.33 RSD348	+28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.78 RSD82	+2.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.88 RSD92	+36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.68	$0.75 RSD78	-3.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.22	$1.13 RSD119	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 €0.23	$0.46 RSD48	+82.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 €0.38	$0.30 RSD31	-30.0%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Panevezys	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.47 €5.76	$7.06 RSD738	+9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.16 €31.29	$24.47 RSD2,557	-30.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.85 €8.77	$9.54 RSD997	-3.2%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 27.7% more for housing

	Panevezys	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.22 €12.66	$33.49 RSD3,500	+135.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$419.90 €373.73	$490.79 RSD51,295	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.13 €259.12	$397.95 RSD41,592	+36.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.29 €139.11	$171.68 RSD17,943	+9.8%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 19.6% less for childcare

	Panevezys	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.56 €415.25	$368.43 RSD38,506	-21.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,234.09 €8,218.67	$7,551.27 RSD789K	-18.2%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Panevezys	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$2.86 RSD299	-27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.79	$2.68 RSD280	-14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$4.72 RSD493	-15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.18 €59.80	$36.45 RSD3,809	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 €7.97	$7.39 RSD772	-17.5%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 27.8% more for clothing

	Panevezys	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.97 €99.66	$118.46 RSD12,381	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.39 €19.93	$44.12 RSD4,611	+97.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.62 €71.76	$138.07 RSD14,430	+71.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.49	$125.39 RSD13,105	-25.3%
Average			+27.8%

Panevezys vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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