Cost of living comparison

North Dakota, USA

compared to

Australia

Australia vs. North Dakota Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 15.4% more expensive than North Dakota.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% less in Australia
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Australia
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Australia
Housing: pay 22.6% more in Australia
Childcare: pay 89.6% more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% more in Australia
Clothing: pay 43.1% more in Australia

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

Australia vs. North Dakota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.9% less for restaurants

	North Dakota	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.30	$18.42 A$26.50	-4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96	$10.19 A$14.66	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78	$2.88 A$4.14	-23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46	$2.33 A$3.35	-5.4%
Average			-12.9%

North Dakota vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	North Dakota	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97	$2.64 A$3.80	-11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16	$4.67 A$6.72	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.12	$6.28 A$9.03	+52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74	$4.79 A$6.89	+28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.51	$4.19 A$6.03	-35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.54	$1.62 A$2.32	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.32 A$1.90	+45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$1.35 A$1.94	-22.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.18	$2.06 A$2.96	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25	$1.19 A$1.71	-5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.43	$1.05 A$1.51	-26.6%
Average			-10.4%

North Dakota vs. Australia - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	North Dakota	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.52	$4.98 A$7.17	+41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.00	$91.09 A$131.05	+116.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,921.00	$27,191.77 A$39,119.22	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.22 A$24.78
Average			+33.1%

North Dakota vs. Australia - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.6% more for housing

	North Dakota	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.92	$57.16 A$82.23	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.65	$1,309.09 A$1,883.31	+30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$815.11	$1,073.97 A$1,545.05	+31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.48	$146.37 A$210.58	-0.1%
Average			+22.6%

North Dakota vs. Australia - Cost of housing

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pay 89.6% more for childcare

	North Dakota	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,032.40	$1,957.92 A$2,816.75	+89.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$18,377.12 A$26,438.09
Average			+89.6%

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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports

	North Dakota	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.38	$7.20 A$10.36	+33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.01	$3.95 A$5.68	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.46	$36.89 A$53.08	+252.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.00	$56.05 A$80.64	+3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.69	$14.44 A$20.77	+5.5%
Average			+9.7%

North Dakota vs. Australia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.1% more for clothing

	North Dakota	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.20	$77.86 A$112.01	+93.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61	$53.33 A$76.73	+34.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17	$112.59 A$161.98	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.56	$118.82 A$170.94	+38.9%
Average			+43.1%

North Dakota vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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