Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.6 times more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,800
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,545
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD358
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD171
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD221
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,459
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,880
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD798
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,079
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD222
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD324
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD287
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD283
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD134
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD118
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,757
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,250
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD10,181,473
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,324
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Armenia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,962
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD262,006
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD185,658
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD34,145
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Armenia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD71,553
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,229,628
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD540
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD951
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD759
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD20,261
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD2,036
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,894
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,848
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,907
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,835
|
$105.59
|
|
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