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North Dakota vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

North Dakota is 23.4% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% more in North Dakota
Groceries: pay 38.0% more in North Dakota
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in North Dakota
Housing: pay 36.3% more in North Dakota
Childcare: pay 61.6% more in North Dakota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% more in North Dakota
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in North Dakota

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

North Dakota vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Dakota instead of New Zealand, you would:

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pay 32.7% more for restaurants

	New Zealand	North Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.45 NZ$25.17	$23.75	+64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 NZ$15.92	$11.93	+30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 NZ$3.67	$2.61	+23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 NZ$3.51	$2.26	+12.0%
Average			+32.7%

New Zealand vs. North Dakota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.0% more for groceries

	New Zealand	North Dakota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NZ$3.03	$3.20	+84.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.76	$6.11	+57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$11.04	$4.19	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.96 NZ$10.38	$3.82	-35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.01 NZ$6.98	$6.68	+66.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NZ$2.06	$2.43	+106.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.66	$0.91	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.26	$2.00	+54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 NZ$3.68	$1.90	-9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.48	$1.26	+48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NZ$1.39	$1.47	+84.3%
Average			+38.0%

New Zealand vs. North Dakota - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	New Zealand	North Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 NZ$10.59	$3.04	-50.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.52 NZ$129.85	$42.00	-43.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,777.66 NZ$43,176.21	$33,161.99	+33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.81 NZ$31.04	??
Average			-19.9%

New Zealand vs. North Dakota - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.3% more for housing

	New Zealand	North Dakota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00 NZ$87.12	$73.48	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.36 NZ$1,704.83	$1,021.46	+4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$810.06 NZ$1,411.57	$800.42	-1.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.66 NZ$166.70	$186.50	+95.0%
Average			+36.3%

New Zealand vs. North Dakota - Cost of housing

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pay 61.6% more for childcare

	New Zealand	North Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$635.34 NZ$1,107.12	$1,026.67	+61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,463.91 NZ$23,461.48	??
Average			+61.6%

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pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	North Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.04 NZ$10.53	$5.47	-9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.84	$6.04	+80.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.12 NZ$40.30	$8.89	-61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.72 NZ$65.73	$58.33	+54.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 NZ$18.68	$13.94	+30.0%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	New Zealand	North Dakota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.22 NZ$113.65	$50.27	-22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23 NZ$68.36	$54.42	+38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 NZ$157.32	$85.10	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 NZ$208.11	$88.33	-26.0%
Average			-4.0%

New Zealand vs. North Dakota - Cost of clothing

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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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