Cost of living comparison
Japan is 56.9% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Japan instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
$4.91
¥765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
$1.99
¥309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
$60.62
¥9,438
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
$24.44
¥3,804
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
$480.50
¥74,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
$321.68
¥50,077
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
$240.59
¥37,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
|
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
$55.52
¥8,644
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
$11.57
¥1,801
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
$85.48
¥13,307
|
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