Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 41.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Armenia instead of United States, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$7.08
AMD2,785
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.44
AMD2,531
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.91
AMD356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.43
AMD170
|
|
pay 48.9% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.56
AMD220
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.69
AMD1,451
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.75
AMD1,870
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.02
AMD794
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.73
AMD1,073
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.56
AMD221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.82
AMD322
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.73
AMD286
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.71
AMD281
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.34
AMD134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.30
AMD117
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.44
AMD1,747
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$10.75
AMD4,226
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,125,473
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$3.35
AMD1,316
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
|
United States
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$17.61
AMD6,924
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$662.62
AMD260,565
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$469.53
AMD184,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$86.35
AMD33,957
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$180.96
AMD71,160
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,211,864
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.36
AMD537
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.40
AMD945
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.92
AMD754
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$51.24
AMD20,149
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.15
AMD2,025
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$68.02
AMD26,746
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$52.72
AMD20,733
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$98.40
AMD38,693
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$88.10
AMD34,644
|
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