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North Dakota vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

North Dakota is 0.1% more expensive than Singapore overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.7% more in North Dakota
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in North Dakota
Transportation: pay 64.7% less in North Dakota
Housing: pay 9.4% more in North Dakota
Childcare: pay 18.1% less in North Dakota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in North Dakota
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in North Dakota

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

North Dakota vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.7% more for restaurants

	Singapore	North Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.96	$23.75	+155.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.97	$11.93	+54.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.03	$2.61	+65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.49	$2.26	+95.1%
Average			+92.7%

Singapore vs. North Dakota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Singapore	North Dakota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.05	$3.20	+35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.46	$6.11	-31.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.86	$4.19	-63.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.18	$3.82	+18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.52	$6.68	+32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.52	$2.43	+24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.91	-33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.86	$2.00	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$1.90	+60.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$1.26	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$1.47	+50.6%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 64.7% less for transportation

	Singapore	North Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.66	$3.04	-63.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.61	$42.00	-54.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD179K	$33,161.99	-76.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.56	??
Average			-64.7%

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pay 9.4% more for housing

	Singapore	North Dakota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.25	$73.48	+109.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,017.46	$1,021.46	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,934.87	$800.42	-64.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD149.85	$186.50	+60.4%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 18.1% less for childcare

	Singapore	North Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,616.06	$1,026.67	-18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,490.80	??
Average			-18.1%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	North Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.97	$5.47	-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.03	$6.04	+29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.45	$8.89	-30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.01	$58.33	-50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.95	$13.94	+20.2%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Singapore	North Dakota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.48	$50.27	-40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.88	$54.42	+27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD134.72	$85.10	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD162.67	$88.33	-30.0%
Average			-15.4%

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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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