Arkansas is 16.9% cheaper than Maryland.

If you lived in Arkansas instead of Maryland, you would:

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pay 11.6% less for restaurants

 
Maryland
Arkansas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.12
 
$14.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.23
 
$9.28
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.37
 
$2.20
 

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

 
Maryland
Arkansas
Bread
1 loaf
$3.48
 
$3.02
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.61
 
$5.06
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.17
 
$3.86
 

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

 
Maryland
Arkansas
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.41
 
$2.90
 
Monthly public transit pass $92.12
 
$35.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,251.27
 
$33,168.47
 

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pay 18.6% less for housing

 
Maryland
Arkansas
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$75.42
 
$65.71
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,838.28
 
$1,250.70
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,534.25
 
$925.50
 

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pay 30.5% less for childcare

 
Maryland
Arkansas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,587.88
 
$1,088.01
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $31,407.60
 
$22,150.00
 

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Maryland
Arkansas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.77
 
$5.16
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.71
 
$4.73
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.65
 
$7.46
 

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

 
Maryland
Arkansas
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.77
 
$48.82
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.64
 
$38.49
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.87
 
$88.98
 

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