Cost of living comparison
Arkansas is 16.9% cheaper than Maryland.
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Maryland, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
Maryland
|
Arkansas
|
||
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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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$1.77
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
|
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.12
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.26
|
$14.71
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.37
|
$168.25
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.02
|
$41.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
|
$12.00
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.73
|
$113.10
|
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