Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 29.3% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$7.08
AMD2,744.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$6.44
AMD2,495.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.91
AMD350.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.43
AMD168.07
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.56
AMD216.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$3.69
AMD1,430.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$4.75
AMD1,843.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.02
AMD782.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$2.73
AMD1,057.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.56
AMD217.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.82
AMD317.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.73
AMD281.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.71
AMD277.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.34
AMD131.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.30
AMD115.20
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$4.44
AMD1,722.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$10.75
AMD4,166.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,981,306.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$3.35
AMD1,297.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$17.61
AMD6,825.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$662.62
AMD256,855.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$469.53
AMD182,007.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$86.35
AMD33,473.71
|
|
pay 28.1% more for childcare
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$180.96
AMD70,146.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,166,133.68
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.36
AMD529.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.40
AMD931.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$1.92
AMD743.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$51.24
AMD19,862.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$5.15
AMD1,996.26
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$68.02
AMD26,365.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$52.72
AMD20,437.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$98.40
AMD38,141.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$88.10
AMD34,150.33
|
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