Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 5.9% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Sweden
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
|
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