Cost of living comparison
Finland is 3.9% cheaper than Arkansas.
If you lived in Finland instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Arkansas
|
Finland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.50
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Arkansas
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.16
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 65.3% more for transportation
Arkansas
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.50
|
$60.62
€55.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,168.47
|
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.71
|
$18.81
€17.29
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Arkansas
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.71
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.70
|
$746.03
€685.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$925.50
|
$620.54
€570.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.25
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
Arkansas
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,088.01
|
$310.89
€285.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,150.00
|
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Arkansas
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.62
|
$43.05
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Arkansas
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.82
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.49
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.98
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.10
|
$107.88
€99.15
|
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