Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Serbia

Novi Sad vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 26.7% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 1.9% less in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 4.2% less in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 51.6% less in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 42.8% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in Novi Sad

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

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Novi Sad vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.42	$10.01 RSD1,054	-13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.37	$11.92 RSD1,255	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.83	$2.38 RSD251	+6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.85	$1.87 RSD197	-16.6%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 1.9% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.88	$0.98 RSD103	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.41	$6.67 RSD702	+51.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN16.06	$5.36 RSD564	+31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.35	$2.61 RSD275	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.65	$3.33 RSD350	+12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.15	$0.78 RSD82	+44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.88 RSD92	+13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.05	$0.75 RSD78	-3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.23	$1.13 RSD119	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.59	$0.46 RSD49	+14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$0.30 RSD32	-26.4%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN26.09	$7.06 RSD743	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN111.02	$24.47 RSD2,575	-13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN121K	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.46	$9.54 RSD1,004	-25.4%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 51.6% less for housing

	Warsaw	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.62	$33.49 RSD3,525	+107.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,650.66	$490.79 RSD51,658	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,751.55	$397.95 RSD41,886	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,037.05	$171.68 RSD18,070	-34.7%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 42.8% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,321.26	$368.43 RSD38,779	-37.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN57,071.99	$7,551.27 RSD795K	-47.8%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.17	$2.86 RSD301	-37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.85	$2.68 RSD282	-37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.23	$4.72 RSD497	-26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN184.37	$36.45 RSD3,836	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.33	$7.39 RSD778	-19.7%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN425.83	$118.46 RSD12,468	+9.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN156.36	$44.12 RSD4,644	+11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN419.10	$138.07 RSD14,533	+30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN441.46	$125.39 RSD13,197	+12.1%
Average			+15.6%

Warsaw vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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