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South Africa

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Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Sandton Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 7.3% more expensive than Sandton.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 7.1% more in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 3.8% less in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 21.6% more in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 41.1% more in Novi Sad

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

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Novi Sad vs. Sandton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% more for restaurants

	Sandton	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 ZAR179.26	$10.01 RSD1,051	-7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.71 ZAR94.61	$11.92 RSD1,251	+108.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.56	$2.38 RSD250	+124.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.11	$1.87 RSD196	+119.7%
Average			+46.6%

Sandton vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Sandton	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 ZAR18.30	$0.98 RSD102	-11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 ZAR71.44	$6.67 RSD700	+54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 ZAR73.72	$5.36 RSD562	+20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 ZAR44.31	$2.61 RSD274	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 ZAR37.04	$3.33 RSD349	+48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 ZAR15.46	$0.78 RSD82	-16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ZAR13.55	$0.88 RSD92	+7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 ZAR13.70	$0.75 RSD78	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZAR13.78	$1.13 RSD119	+36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.52	$0.46 RSD49	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.10	$0.30 RSD32	-62.0%
Average			-3.6%

Sandton vs. Novi Sad - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.1% more for transportation

	Sandton	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR95.27	$7.06 RSD741	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.47 RSD2,567
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR587K	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.51 ZAR124.49	$9.54 RSD1,001	+27.0%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 3.8% less for housing

	Sandton	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.83 ZAR610.43	$33.49 RSD3,514	-9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$540.64 ZAR8,960.48	$490.79 RSD51,499	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.65 ZAR7,303.16	$397.95 RSD41,758	-9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.36 ZAR2,094.29	$171.68 RSD18,015	+35.9%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 21.6% more for childcare

	Sandton	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$260.78 ZAR4,322.14	$368.43 RSD38,660	+41.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,210.58 ZAR120K	$7,551.27 RSD792K	+4.7%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Sandton	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ZAR37.35	$2.86 RSD300	+27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 ZAR40.47	$2.68 RSD281	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 ZAR53.86	$4.72 RSD495	+45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.05 ZAR597.53	$36.45 RSD3,824	+1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR119.51	$7.39 RSD775	+2.5%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 41.1% more for clothing

	Sandton	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.63 ZAR955.14	$118.46 RSD12,430	+105.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.77 ZAR758.63	$44.12 RSD4,630	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.14 ZAR1,593.42	$138.07 RSD14,488	+43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.13 ZAR1,493.83	$125.39 RSD13,157	+39.1%
Average			+41.1%

Sandton vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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