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North Dakota vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

North Dakota is 13.9% more expensive than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in North Dakota
Groceries: pay 11.9% more in North Dakota
Transportation: pay 42.1% less in North Dakota
Housing: pay 31.8% more in North Dakota
Childcare: pay 1.1% less in North Dakota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in North Dakota
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in North Dakota

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

North Dakota vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Dakota instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	North Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.93	$23.75	+200.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.35	$11.93	+85.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.88	$2.61	+87.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$2.26	+103.0%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 11.9% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	North Dakota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.16	$3.20	+46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.45	$6.11	-50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.03	$4.19	-64.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.54	$3.82	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.99	$6.68	+37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.27	$2.43	+55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$0.91	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.70	$2.00	+23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$1.90	+37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$1.26	+14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	$1.47	+38.7%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 42.1% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	North Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.20	$3.04	-74.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.63	$42.00	-37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$33,161.99	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.78	??
Average			-42.1%

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pay 31.8% more for housing

	Hong Kong	North Dakota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.82	$73.48	+231.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,401.89	$1,021.46	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,222.34	$800.42	-52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,390.55	$186.50	+5.1%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 1.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	North Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,135.39	$1,026.67	-1.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	??
Average			-1.1%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	North Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.78	$5.47	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.97	$6.04	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.71	$8.89	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.18	$58.33	-26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.69	$13.94	+8.4%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	North Dakota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.13	$50.27	-32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.37	$54.42	+29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.43	$85.10	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,118.51	$88.33	-38.1%
Average			-12.2%

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