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North Dakota vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

North Dakota is 3.5 times more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.9 times more in North Dakota
Groceries: pay 84.1% more in North Dakota
Transportation: pay 80.3% more in North Dakota
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in North Dakota
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in North Dakota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in North Dakota
Clothing: pay 47.7% more in North Dakota

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in North Dakota are more expensive than in Philippines. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in North Dakota.

North Dakota vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

	Philippines	North Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.83 ₱231.87	$23.75	+519.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱198.03	$11.93	+264.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱41.91	$2.61	+276.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₱23.00	$2.26	+494.1%
Average			+388.8%

Philippines vs. North Dakota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.1% more for groceries

	Philippines	North Dakota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱75.15	$3.20	+157.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 ₱236.33	$6.11	+56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 ₱424.59	$4.19	-40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ₱124.41	$3.82	+86.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ₱115.73	$6.68	+249.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱85.87	$2.43	+71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱39.04	$0.91	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.75	$2.00	+71.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱41.90	$1.90	+174.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱57.38	$1.26	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.90	$1.47	+25.4%
Average			+84.1%

Philippines vs. North Dakota - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.3% more for transportation

	Philippines	North Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 ₱250.91	$3.04	-26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.67 ₱766.44	$42.00	+231.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,414.32 ₱1M	$33,161.99	+35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.78 ₱168.11	??
Average			+80.3%

Philippines vs. North Dakota - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Philippines	North Dakota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.95 ₱1,691.17	$73.48	+162.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.21 ₱15,383.44	$1,021.46	+301.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.64 ₱9,781.69	$800.42	+395.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.13 ₱4,848.82	$186.50	+132.8%
Average			+248.2%

Philippines vs. North Dakota - Cost of housing

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Philippines	North Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.02 ₱7,868.16	$1,026.67	+689.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,634.78 ₱341K	??
Average			+689.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	North Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱72.52	$5.47	+356.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₱131.36	$6.04	+178.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 ₱165.06	$8.89	+225.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 ₱1,863.75	$58.33	+89.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 ₱340.43	$13.94	+147.8%
Average			+199.6%

Philippines vs. North Dakota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.7% more for clothing

	Philippines	North Dakota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.17 ₱2,491.40	$50.27	+22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.58 ₱1,547.95	$54.42	+112.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 ₱4,221.80	$85.10	+22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 ₱3,992.61	$88.33	+33.9%
Average			+47.7%

Philippines 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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