Cost of living comparison

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Novi Sad vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Novi Sad is 22.8% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% less in Novi Sad
Groceries: pay 33.5% less in Novi Sad
Transportation: pay 26.0% less in Novi Sad
Housing: pay 21.0% less in Novi Sad
Childcare: pay 47.0% less in Novi Sad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% less in Novi Sad
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Novi Sad

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

Novi Sad vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Novi Sad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$9.97 RSD997	-30.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.04	$11.96 RSD1,196	+29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.27	$2.16 RSD216	-12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.76 RSD176	-11.0%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

	Wellington	Novi Sad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.43	$1.02 RSD102	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.99	$6.00 RSD600	+49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.79	$5.74 RSD574	-15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.77	$2.60 RSD260	-61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.29	$3.19 RSD319	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$0.62 RSD62	-54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.88 RSD88	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.31	$0.74 RSD74	-44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.02	$1.16 RSD116	-50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.44 RSD44	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.37 RSD37	-45.5%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 26.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Novi Sad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.67	$7.12 RSD712	+16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$190.44	$25.15 RSD2,515	-77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	$30,957.41 RSD3,095,865	-0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.28	$8.37 RSD837	-42.5%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 21.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Novi Sad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.70	$33.12 RSD3,312	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	$578.51 RSD57,854	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	$462.82 RSD46,284	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.00	$174.48 RSD17,449	+59.5%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 47.0% less for childcare

	Wellington	Novi Sad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	$351.90 RSD35,192	-54.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	$7,340.31 RSD734,060	-39.9%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Novi Sad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$2.99 RSD299	-54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.15	$2.43 RSD243	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.60	$4.49 RSD449	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.28	$36.63 RSD3,663	+7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$6.73 RSD673	-41.7%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Wellington	Novi Sad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.41	$104.99 RSD10,500	+51.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.02	$46.91 RSD4,692	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.84	$128.91 RSD12,892	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.05	$136.17 RSD13,618	-6.9%
Average			+14.8%

Wellington vs. Novi Sad - Cost of clothing

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