Cost of living comparison
Arkansas is 2.6% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Arkansas
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.92
|
$13.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.46
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Arkansas
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.38
|
$2.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.33
|
$5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.17
|
$3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.07
|
$3.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.05
|
$3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.79
|
$1.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.98
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.19
|
$2.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.95
|
$35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,730.83
|
$24,872.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.79
|
$13.20
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Arkansas
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.36
|
$66.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,418.24
|
$884.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,242.11
|
$721.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.88
|
$140.05
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Arkansas
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£718.35
|
$887.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,283.26
|
$10,052.22
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.23
|
$4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.29
|
$4.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.38
|
$7.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.12
|
$41.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.45
|
$10.86
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Arkansas
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.91
|
$45.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.64
|
$38.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£100.85
|
$79.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£74.60
|
$101.11
|
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