Cost of living comparison
Arkansas is 15.0% more expensive than Mississippi.
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.39
|
$11.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.57
|
$8.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
|
$1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
|
$2.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.27
|
$5.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$3.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
|
$2.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$4.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.18
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
|
$3.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.00
|
$27,646.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.97
|
$17.16
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.75
|
$68.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,012.92
|
$884.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.24
|
$836.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.09
|
$131.08
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.90
|
$802.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.00
|
$8,612.00
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.57
|
$4.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$4.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$7.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.31
|
$32.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.16
|
$10.95
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.83
|
$46.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.70
|
$38.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.69
|
$79.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.97
|
$96.08
|
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