Cost of living comparison
Arkansas is 17.3% more expensive than Mississippi.
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
|
$10.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.29
|
$6.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
|
$1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$2.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
|
$5.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$3.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
|
$1.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$3.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$2.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$1.13
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.11
|
$2.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.00
|
$37.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,497.50
|
$24,059.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.92
|
$22.83
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.62
|
$74.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$811.90
|
$748.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$661.90
|
$580.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.97
|
$120.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.33
|
$655.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,760.00
|
$21,051.26
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.82
|
$3.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
|
$4.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
|
$6.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.89
|
$25.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.14
|
$10.52
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Mississippi
|
Arkansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.45
|
$41.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
|
$35.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.22
|
$80.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.36
|
$98.66
|
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