Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 4.6% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Japan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Japan
|
Armenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
Japan
|
Armenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
|
pay 78.6% more for clothing
Japan
|
Armenia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
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