Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 37.3% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Canada
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Canada
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Canada
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
|
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