Cost of living comparison
North Carolina is 2.5 times more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Armenia
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,809
|
$15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,554
|
$8.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD359
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD172
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD222
|
$3.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,464
|
$5.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,886
|
$3.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD801
|
$3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,082
|
$5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD222
|
$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD325
|
$0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD288
|
$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD284
|
$1.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD135
|
$1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD118
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,763
|
$3.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,264
|
$52.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD10,214,854
|
$25,513.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,328
|
$15.96
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Armenia
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,985
|
$66.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD262,865
|
$1,481.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD186,266
|
$1,208.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD34,257
|
$126.18
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Armenia
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD71,788
|
$1,073.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,240,216
|
$18,256.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD541
|
$4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD954
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD761
|
$7.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD20,327
|
$38.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD2,043
|
$11.82
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Armenia
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,983
|
$42.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,916
|
$37.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD39,034
|
$75.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,949
|
$108.53
|
|
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