Cost of living comparison

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Arkansas is 11.9% cheaper than Democratic Republic of the Congo.

If you lived in Arkansas instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:

pay 14.0% less for restaurants

	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Arkansas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 CDF23,052.45	$11.91	-20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 CDF15,368.30	$8.28	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 CDF2,520.40	$1.79	+9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 CDF2,971.20	$1.40	-27.3%
Average			-14.0%

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. Arkansas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Arkansas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 CDF1,940.25	$2.26	+78.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.83 CDF12,038.50	$5.44	-30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 CDF11,780.51	$3.10	-59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.78 CDF7,338.36	$2.13	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 CDF5,112.03	$4.34	+30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.83 CDF4,356.84	$2.01	-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 CDF2,265.56	$0.87	-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.38 CDF3,659.75	$1.71	-28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.83 CDF4,356.84	$1.73	-39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 CDF2,701.24	$1.12	-36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.59 CDF2,439.83	$1.18	-25.5%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Arkansas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 CDF7,679.15	$3.89	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 CDF46,104.90	$31.71	+5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 CDF53,789,048.46	$27,646.50	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50 CDF20,747.20	$17.16	+27.1%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 55.9% less for housing

	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Arkansas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$300.00 CDF461,048.99	$68.94	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,750.00 CDF4,226,282.38	$884.06	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$925.00 CDF1,421,567.71	$836.67	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$423.64 CDF651,061.74	$131.08	-69.1%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 7.5% less for childcare

	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Arkansas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$850.00 CDF1,306,305.46	$802.00	-5.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,500.00 CDF14,599,884.58	$8,612.00	-9.3%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Arkansas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 CDF2,305.24	$4.71	+214.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83 CDF7,428.01	$4.42	-8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 CDF7,684.15	$7.34	+46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$110.83 CDF170,331.99	$32.57	-70.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 CDF15,368.30	$10.95	+9.5%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Arkansas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.00 CDF53,789.05	$46.85	+33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.33 CDF89,648.41	$38.51	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$210.00 CDF322,734.29	$79.87	-62.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 CDF184,419.59	$96.08	-19.9%
Average			-20.5%

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. Arkansas - Cost of clothing

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