Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 18.4% more expensive than Arkansas.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Arkansas
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.17
|
$18.70
£14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.46
|
$9.25
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.23
£1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$1.57
£1.23
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Arkansas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
|
$1.53
£1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
|
$4.35
£3.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$5.92
£4.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
|
$3.77
£2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.70
£2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.23
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$1.26
£0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$1.42
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
pay 87.4% more for transportation
Arkansas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.96
|
$7.07
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.50
|
$98.23
£77.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,279.05
|
$34,832.80
£27,330.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
|
$17.15
£13.46
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
Arkansas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.15
|
$39.40
£30.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,193.14
|
$1,243.58
£975.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$915.13
|
$1,020.84
£800.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.55
|
$229.21
£179.84
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
Arkansas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,045.28
|
$1,497.56
£1,175.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,080.00
|
$18,629.32
£14,616.96
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
Arkansas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.33
|
$5.63
£4.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$4.12
£3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$17.47
£13.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
|
$45.31
£35.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
|
$12.89
£10.12
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Arkansas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.46
|
$78.43
£61.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.79
|
$40.13
£31.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.01
|
$90.36
£70.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.19
|
$96.72
£75.89
|
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