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North Dakota vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

North Dakota is 21.5% more expensive than Spain overall.

Restaurants
pay 24.5% more in North Dakota
Groceries
pay 46.6% more in North Dakota
Transportation
pay 16.3% less in North Dakota
Housing
pay 18.1% more in North Dakota
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in North Dakota
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.3% more in North Dakota
Clothing
pay 17.4% less in North Dakota

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

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North Dakota vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

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

pay 24.5% more for restaurants

 
Spain
North Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.31
$19.30
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.79
€9.61
$12.96
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
€2.26
$3.78
 
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pay 46.6% more for groceries

 
Spain
North Dakota
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.49
€1.33
$2.97
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.20
€6.40
$8.16
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
€4.00
$4.12
 
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pay 16.3% less for transportation

 
Spain
North Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.62
€5.89
$3.52
 
Monthly public transit pass $31.07
€27.66
$42.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,519.36
€30,723.47
$32,921.00
 
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pay 18.1% more for housing

 
Spain
North Dakota
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $29.92
€26.63
$72.92
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $925.54
€823.76
$1,004.65
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $728.71
€648.57
$815.11
 
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Spain
North Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $480.60
€427.75
$1,032.40
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,049.60
€8,054.47
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pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Spain
North Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.31
€2.94
$5.38
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.30
€2.04
$7.01
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.23
€5.54
$10.46
 
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pay 17.4% less for clothing

 
Spain
North Dakota
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $80.62
€71.76
$40.20
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.25
€32.27
$39.61
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $90.09
€80.18
$97.17
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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