Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 19.1% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,962.17
|
$7.69
AMD2,982.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT3,028.00
|
$6.91
AMD2,681.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT370.82
|
$0.90
AMD349.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT233.19
|
$0.49
AMD188.40
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT207.36
|
$0.65
AMD250.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,057.20
|
$3.73
AMD1,445.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,871.66
|
$5.47
AMD2,124.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT727.91
|
$2.11
AMD818.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,079.35
|
$3.10
AMD1,202.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT284.83
|
$0.52
AMD202.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT432.62
|
$0.81
AMD314.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT455.11
|
$0.73
AMD282.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT432.15
|
$0.76
AMD294.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT105.81
|
$0.30
AMD117.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT105.89
|
$0.28
AMD108.42
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT917.54
|
$4.74
AMD1,840.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,416.31
|
$12.96
AMD5,027.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,110,438.72
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,397,420.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,658.38
|
$3.33
AMD1,293.52
|
|
pay 62.8% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT6,013.12
|
$20.16
AMD7,820.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT192,958.46
|
$519.26
AMD201,486.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT121,147.08
|
$429.13
AMD166,514.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,856.80
|
$89.11
AMD34,578.88
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT101,389.80
|
$232.04
AMD90,037.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,438,735.68
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,235,996.21
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT578.23
|
$1.64
AMD636.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT950.87
|
$2.52
AMD977.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT851.29
|
$2.59
AMD1,005.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT18,094.29
|
$45.58
AMD17,685.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,276.09
|
$5.61
AMD2,177.92
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT27,149.83
|
$75.77
AMD29,402.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,525.12
|
$54.33
AMD21,079.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,752.55
|
$106.04
AMD41,145.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT40,584.71
|
$93.12
AMD36,134.19
|
|
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