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Novi Sad vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 16.5% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.5% more in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 39.2% more in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 20.8% more in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% more in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Novi Sad

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

Novi Sad vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.5% more for restaurants

	Serbia	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD822	$9.97 RSD997	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD948	$11.96 RSD1,196	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD210	$2.16 RSD216	+2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD147	$1.76 RSD176	+19.6%
Average			+17.5%

Serbia vs. Novi Sad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Serbia	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD74	$1.02 RSD102	+38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD466	$6.00 RSD600	+28.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD509	$5.74 RSD574	+12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD241	$2.60 RSD260	+8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD302	$3.19 RSD319	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD56	$0.62 RSD62	+10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD83	$0.88 RSD88	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD75	$0.74 RSD74	-0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD98	$1.16 RSD116	+18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD45	$0.44 RSD44	-4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.37 RSD37	-11.2%
Average			+10.2%

Serbia vs. Novi Sad - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Serbia	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD688	$7.12 RSD712	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,031	$25.15 RSD2,515	-17.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,095,668	$30,957.41 RSD3,095,865
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD827	$8.37 RSD837	+1.2%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 39.2% more for housing

	Serbia	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,625	$33.12 RSD3,312	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,292	$578.51 RSD57,854	+40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,299	$462.82 RSD46,284	+52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,668	$174.48 RSD17,449	+37.7%
Average			+39.2%

Serbia vs. Novi Sad - Cost of housing

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pay 20.8% more for childcare

	Serbia	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,034	$351.90 RSD35,192	+30.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD659,463	$7,340.31 RSD734,060	+11.3%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD249	$2.99 RSD299	+20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD203	$2.43 RSD243	+20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD441	$4.49 RSD449	+1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,225	$36.63 RSD3,663	+13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD547	$6.73 RSD673	+23.0%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Serbia	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,865	$104.99 RSD10,500	+33.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD4,957	$46.91 RSD4,692	-5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,758	$128.91 RSD12,892	+19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,775	$136.17 RSD13,618	+15.7%
Average			+15.9%

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