Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 20.0% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Armenia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,836
|
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,011
|
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,253
|
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,684
|
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,881
|
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,788
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,413
|
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,784
|
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,317
|
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,507
|
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,274
|
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,107
|
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,065
|
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
South Korea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩578,164
|
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩453,223
|
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,932
|
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,011
|
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,733
|
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,116
|
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,470
|
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,486
|
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
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