Cost of living comparison
Spain is 18.3% cheaper than Arkansas.
If you lived in Spain instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.17
|
$13.87
€13.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.46
|
$9.22
€8.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.13
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
|
$1.30
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
|
$6.37
€6.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.16
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
|
$2.66
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.36
€3.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$1.13
€1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.96
|
$6.38
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.50
|
$34.26
€32.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,279.05
|
$33,643.92
€32,035.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
|
$14.57
€13.87
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.15
|
$31.87
€30.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,193.14
|
$872.36
€830.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$915.13
|
$692.13
€659.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.55
|
$103.97
€99.00
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,045.28
|
$385.97
€367.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,080.00
|
$7,352.21
€7,000.77
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.33
|
$2.84
€2.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$1.98
€1.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$5.66
€5.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
|
$42.87
€40.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
|
$8.63
€8.22
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Arkansas
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.46
|
$75.89
€72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.79
|
$32.12
€30.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.01
|
$77.96
€74.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.19
|
$91.38
€87.02
|
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