Cost of living comparison
Florida is 21.6% more expensive than Arkansas.
If you lived in Florida instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
Arkansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.89
|
$19.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
|
$9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
Arkansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
|
$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
|
$6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
|
$5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
|
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$2.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Arkansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.97
|
$3.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.47
|
$52.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,872.43
|
$24,899.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.20
|
$15.08
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
Arkansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.54
|
$69.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$884.30
|
$1,757.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.79
|
$1,518.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.05
|
$124.44
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
Arkansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$887.22
|
$960.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,052.22
|
$14,658.88
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Arkansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$4.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
|
$4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.03
|
$7.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.37
|
$39.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.86
|
$12.34
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Arkansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.74
|
$44.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
|
$35.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
|
$82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.11
|
$107.70
|
|
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