Cost of living comparison
Japan is 95.4% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Japan instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 27.8% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
$6.87
¥1,086
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
$5.20
¥821
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD353
|
$1.13
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD169
|
$0.90
¥143
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
$1.58
¥251
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
$6.69
¥1,058
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
$5.53
¥874
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
$1.87
¥295
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
$3.14
¥497
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD218
|
$2.55
¥403
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD319
|
$1.34
¥212
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD283
|
$2.07
¥327
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD279
|
$2.14
¥338
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132
|
$1.37
¥217
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116
|
$0.98
¥154
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
$4.79
¥757
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
$77.51
¥12,254
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
$26.34
¥4,164
|
|
pay 36.0% more for housing
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
$586.71
¥92,755
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
$401.57
¥63,486
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
|
pay 70.6% more for childcare
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
$343.45
¥54,298
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD532
|
$3.03
¥479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD936
|
$3.16
¥500
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
$4.29
¥678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
$61.62
¥9,743
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
$13.07
¥2,067
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
$90.53
¥14,313
|
|
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