Cost of living comparison
Arkansas is 60.8% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Greece, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Arkansas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.36
|
$14.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.13
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.78
|
$2.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Arkansas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.23
|
$3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.89
|
$5.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.47
|
$3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.69
|
$2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.86
|
$4.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$1.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.05
|
$2.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.20
|
$35.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,077.29
|
$33,168.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.21
|
$14.71
|
|
pay 91.4% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.63
|
$65.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€477.44
|
$1,250.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€366.69
|
$925.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€160.92
|
$168.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€316.49
|
$1,088.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,007.94
|
$22,150.00
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.81
|
$5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.17
|
$4.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
$7.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€41.98
|
$41.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.06
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Arkansas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€75.61
|
$48.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.11
|
$38.49
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€78.30
|
$88.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€86.91
|
$113.10
|
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