Cost of living comparison
Spain is 18.9% cheaper than Arkansas.
If you lived in Spain instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
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Arkansas
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.50
|
$13.31
€12.12
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.95
€8.15
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
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pay 20.7% less for groceries
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
|
$6.20
€5.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$4.19
€3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
|
$2.53
€2.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.16
|
$3.26
€2.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
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pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$6.53
€5.95
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.50
|
$35.45
€32.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,168.47
|
$33,659.33
€30,649.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.71
|
$14.39
€13.10
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.71
|
$33.81
€30.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.70
|
$828.43
€754.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$925.50
|
$665.31
€605.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.25
|
$106.67
€97.13
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,088.01
|
$381.14
€347.06
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,150.00
|
$7,410.38
€6,747.75
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
|
$2.76
€2.51
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
|
$5.57
€5.07
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.62
|
$43.03
€39.18
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$8.46
€7.71
|
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pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.82
|
$73.08
€66.54
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.49
|
$31.46
€28.65
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.98
|
$75.09
€68.38
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.10
|
$91.97
€83.74
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