Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 2.4 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 47.7% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
Syria
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Syria
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Syria
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Syria
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
|
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