Pennsylvania is 19.0% more expensive than Arkansas.

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

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pay 1.0% more for restaurants

 
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.17
 
$19.53
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.46
 
$9.30
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.44
 
$2.27
 

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pay 25.6% more for groceries

 
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Bread
1 loaf
$2.98
 
$3.25
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
 
$7.37
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.83
 
$4.35
 

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

 
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.96
 
$3.58
 
Monthly public transit pass $35.50
 
$66.58
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,279.05
 
$31,817.25
 

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pay 6.6% more for housing

 
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$64.15
 
$62.16
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,193.14
 
$1,357.77
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $915.13
 
$1,179.21
 

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pay 51.5% more for childcare

 
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,045.28
 
$1,481.93
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,080.00
 
$35,614.17
 

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pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.33
 
$5.58
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.13
 
$5.03
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.77
 
$11.13
 

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

 
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.46
 
$53.27
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.79
 
$39.31
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.01
 
$83.69
 

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