Cost of living comparison

North Dakota, USA

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. North Dakota Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 9.6% cheaper than North Dakota.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 37.1% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 7.8% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 30.6% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. North Dakota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% less for restaurants

	North Dakota	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.30	$13.26 NZ$23.46	-31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78	$2.04 NZ$3.61	-45.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46	$1.83 NZ$3.24	-25.5%
Average			-32.1%

North Dakota vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	North Dakota	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.12	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+57.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+54.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.51	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.54	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$1.32 NZ$2.33	-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.18	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25	$0.89 NZ$1.57	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.43	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-53.4%
Average			-24.1%

North Dakota vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.1% more for transportation

	North Dakota	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.52	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+80.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.00	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+98.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,921.00	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.20 NZ$30.41
Average			+37.1%

North Dakota vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.8% less for housing

	North Dakota	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.92	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.65	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$815.11	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.48	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-34.7%
Average			-7.8%

North Dakota vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 30.6% less for childcare

	North Dakota	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,032.40	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	-30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92
Average			-30.6%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	North Dakota	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.38	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.01	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.46	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+117.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.00	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.69	$10.27 NZ$18.16	-25.0%
Average			-19.4%

North Dakota vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	North Dakota	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.20	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+57.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17	$91.48 NZ$161.76	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.56	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+33.8%
Average			+13.9%

North Dakota vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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