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North Dakota vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

North Dakota is 7.9% more expensive than Austria overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.8% less in North Dakota
Groceries
pay 7.2% more in North Dakota
Transportation
pay 24.1% less in North Dakota
Housing
pay 12.8% more in North Dakota
Childcare
pay 75.2% more in North Dakota
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.9% more in North Dakota
Clothing
pay 23.6% less in North Dakota

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in North Dakota are more expensive than in Austria. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in North Dakota. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in North Dakota.

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North Dakota vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Dakota instead of Austria, you would:

pay 5.8% less for restaurants

 
Austria
North Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.52
€16.08
$23.75
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.86
€10.29
$11.93
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.81
€3.31
$2.61
 
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pay 7.2% more for groceries

 
Austria
North Dakota
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.85
€2.47
$3.20
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.46
€9.08
$6.11
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.32
€5.49
$4.19
 
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pay 24.1% less for transportation

 
Austria
North Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.68
€5.80
$3.04
 
Monthly public transit pass $57.69
€50.07
$42.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,303.85
€26,304.29
$33,161.99
 
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pay 12.8% more for housing

 
Austria
North Dakota
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.06
€33.90
$73.48
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $969.93
€841.92
$1,021.46
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $823.47
€714.78
$800.42
 
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pay 75.2% more for childcare

 
Austria
North Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $585.93
€508.60
$1,026.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,311.22
€13,290.42
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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Austria
North Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.41
€4.69
$5.47
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.37
€3.79
$6.04
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.50
€6.51
$8.89
 
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pay 23.6% less for clothing

 
Austria
North Dakota
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $99.44
€86.31
$50.27
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $47.64
€41.35
$54.42
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $103.83
€90.12
$85.10
 
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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