Cost of living comparison
Spain is 12.3% cheaper than Arkansas.
If you lived in Spain instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.89
|
$12.45
€11.44
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
|
$8.47
€7.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
|
$5.73
€5.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
|
$2.35
€2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
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pay 35.5% more for transportation
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.97
|
$6.67
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.47
|
$39.84
€36.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,872.43
|
$24,357.72
€22,373.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.20
|
$14.14
€12.99
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.54
|
$40.62
€37.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$884.30
|
$697.48
€640.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.79
|
$570.67
€524.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.05
|
$106.79
€98.09
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$887.22
|
$342.46
€314.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,052.22
|
$7,368.05
€6,767.92
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.03
|
$5.55
€5.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.37
|
$43.33
€39.80
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.86
|
$8.42
€7.73
|
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pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.74
|
$73.58
€67.58
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
|
$33.02
€30.33
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
|
$74.35
€68.29
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.11
|
$91.35
€83.91
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