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North Dakota vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

North Dakota is 16.9% more expensive than Italy overall.

Restaurants
pay 14.2% more in North Dakota
Groceries
pay 25.0% more in North Dakota
Transportation
pay 28.3% less in North Dakota
Housing
pay 36.1% more in North Dakota
Childcare
pay 90.4% more in North Dakota
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.3% more in North Dakota
Clothing
pay 25.2% less in North Dakota

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

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North Dakota vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

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

pay 14.2% more for restaurants

 
Italy
North Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.81
€16.74
$19.30
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.59
€10.31
$12.96
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
€2.62
$3.78
 
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pay 25.0% more for groceries

 
Italy
North Dakota
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.19
€1.95
$2.97
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.58
€7.64
$8.16
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.84
€5.20
$4.12
 
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pay 28.3% less for transportation

 
Italy
North Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.75
€6.90
$3.52
 
Monthly public transit pass $43.51
€38.72
$42.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,598.57
€30,793.97
$32,921.00
 
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pay 36.1% more for housing

 
Italy
North Dakota
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.01
€26.71
$72.92
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $723.52
€643.96
$1,004.65
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $562.80
€500.92
$815.11
 
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pay 90.4% more for childcare

 
Italy
North Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $542.33
€482.69
$1,032.40
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,535.75
€9,377.19
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pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Italy
North Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.64
€5.02
$5.38
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.96
€1.74
$7.01
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.73
€5.99
$10.46
 
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pay 25.2% less for clothing

 
Italy
North Dakota
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $86.42
€76.92
$40.20
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.24
€34.03
$39.61
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.86
€88.88
$97.17
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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