Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 76.7% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Canada
Transportation: pay 15.9% more in Canada
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Canada
Childcare: pay 77.4% more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.8% more in Canada
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Canada

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Canada are more expensive than in Armenia. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Canada.

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Canada vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 39.9% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	$17.02 CA$24.10	+38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	$10.30 CA$14.58	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AMD376.48	$2.01 CA$2.84	+93.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 AMD202.54	$1.64 CA$2.32	+192.7%
Average			+39.9%

Armenia vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Armenia	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 AMD223.68	$2.51 CA$3.56	+306.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	$5.21 CA$7.37	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	$8.08 CA$11.44	+35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 AMD865.30	$3.50 CA$4.95	+46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	$5.39 CA$7.62	+32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AMD176.88	$1.80 CA$2.54	+267.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD256.60	$0.63 CA$0.90	-10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 AMD225.88	$1.65 CA$2.34	+164.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD313.09	$1.77 CA$2.50	+104.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AMD105.30	$1.15 CA$1.63	+295.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AMD95.09	$1.08 CA$1.53	+312.8%
Average			+115.1%

Armenia vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.9% more for transportation

	Armenia	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	$4.47 CA$6.33	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	$65.05 CA$92.09	+164.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,049.44 AMD13M	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	-22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	$15.38 CA$21.77	+145.7%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Armenia	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	$57.08 CA$80.80	+201.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.86 AMD200K	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57	+118.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$392.70 AMD142K	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84	+176.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	$109.92 CA$155.62	+35.4%
Average			+126.8%

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pay 77.4% more for childcare

	Armenia	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$308.72 AMD112K	$708.00 CA$1,002.35	+129.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,253.80 AMD4M	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	+37.2%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 AMD806.95	$5.10 CA$7.22	+128.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AMD943.19	$3.67 CA$5.19	+40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 AMD854.72	$13.41 CA$18.98	+467.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	$42.22 CA$59.77	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	$11.12 CA$15.74	+100.1%
Average			+75.8%

Armenia vs. Canada - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Armenia	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	$53.28 CA$75.43	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	$40.15 CA$56.84	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	$86.30 CA$122.18	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	$99.70 CA$141.15	+25.3%
Average			-0.6%

Armenia vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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