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Novi Sad vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 19.0% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% less in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 38.4% less in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 24.3% less in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 26.3% less in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 35.5% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Novi Sad

Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Novi Sad.

Novi Sad vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8% less for restaurants

	Rome	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.83	$9.97 RSD990	-43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.88	$11.96 RSD1,188	+2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.12	$2.16 RSD214	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.13	$1.76 RSD175	+31.4%
Average			-5.8%

Rome vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.4% less for groceries

	Rome	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.87	$1.02 RSD101	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.07	$6.00 RSD596	-37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.02	$5.74 RSD570	-19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.91	$2.60 RSD258	-43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.68	$3.19 RSD316	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.02	$0.62 RSD61	-48.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.88	$0.88 RSD88	-15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.91	$0.74 RSD74	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$1.16 RSD115	-19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$0.44 RSD43	-48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.37 RSD37	-62.3%
Average			-38.4%

Rome vs. Novi Sad - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

	Rome	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.48	$7.12 RSD707	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.59	$25.15 RSD2,498	-38.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,708.82	$30,957.41 RSD3M	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.80	$8.37 RSD832	-57.8%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 26.3% less for housing

	Rome	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.18	$33.12 RSD3,290	+3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,215.67	$578.51 RSD57,466	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €784.98	$462.82 RSD45,974	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €145.33	$174.48 RSD17,332	+1.6%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

	Rome	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €480.80	$351.90 RSD34,956	-38.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,267.04	$7,340.31 RSD729K	-33.0%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.94	$2.99 RSD297	-48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.70	$2.43 RSD242	+20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.08	$4.49 RSD446	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €59.78	$36.63 RSD3,639	-48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.88	$6.73 RSD668	-42.4%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Rome	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.18	$104.99 RSD10,429	+28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €31.96	$46.91 RSD4,660	+24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.04	$128.91 RSD12,805	+45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €98.84	$136.17 RSD13,526	+16.6%
Average			+28.6%

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