Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 81.7% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
Armenia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
|
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