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Sombor vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Sombor is 43.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% less in Sombor
Groceries: pay 44.8% less in Sombor
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Sombor
Housing: pay 56.1% less in Sombor
Childcare: pay 71.8% less in Sombor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.4% less in Sombor
Clothing: pay 26.4% less in Sombor

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

Sombor vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sombor instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 27.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Sombor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.46	$7.98 RSD806	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.65	$7.98 RSD806	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.17	$1.99 RSD201	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.35	$1.36 RSD137	-31.5%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 44.8% less for groceries

	Wellington	Sombor
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.35	$0.63 RSD64	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.82	$4.74 RSD478	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.51	$4.83 RSD488	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.49	$2.19 RSD222	-67.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.09	$3.09 RSD312	-35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.31	$0.50 RSD50	-63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.72	$0.86 RSD87	-15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.26	$0.72 RSD73	-45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.93	$0.88 RSD89	-61.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.52	$0.32 RSD32	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.15	$0.27 RSD27	-60.0%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Sombor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.41	$6.79 RSD686	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$185.87	$39.88 RSD4,029	-63.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$52,826.14	$30,957.41 RSD3M	-0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.68	$5.58 RSD564	-61.6%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 56.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Sombor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$82.66	$16.95 RSD1,712	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,103.56	$232.46 RSD23,488	-81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,864.13	$191.81 RSD19,381	-82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$185.45	$114.35 RSD11,554	+4.6%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 71.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Sombor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,303.04	$182.32 RSD18,422	-76.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,706.54	$3,987.52 RSD403K	-67.3%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Sombor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.25	$2.24 RSD227	-66.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.00	$2.06 RSD208	-41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$43.53	$4.49 RSD453	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$57.86	$36.88 RSD3,726	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.57	$4.67 RSD472	-59.5%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 26.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Sombor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$117.52	$63.55 RSD6,421	-8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$79.08	$29.91 RSD3,022	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$192.12	$79.75 RSD8,058	-29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$247.95	$99.69 RSD10,072	-31.8%
Average			-26.4%

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