Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Russia

Russia vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 5.8% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Russia
Transportation: pay 24.7% less in Russia
Housing: pay 11.9% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 12.6% more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 36.2% more in Russia

The cost of clothing, childcare, and groceries in Russia are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Russia.

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Russia vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.4% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 AMD4,460.63	$10.83 RUB922.10	-12.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 AMD3,545.89	$6.39 RUB544.32	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AMD376.35	$1.16 RUB98.55	+11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 AMD202.47	$0.60 RUB50.78	+6.6%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Armenia	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 AMD223.60	$0.77 RUB65.31	+24.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 AMD1,280.30	$5.51 RUB469.07	+55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 AMD2,153.91	$4.39 RUB373.62	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 AMD865.01	$1.57 RUB133.76	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 AMD1,471.28	$2.44 RUB208.09	-39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AMD176.82	$0.84 RUB71.53	+71.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD256.51	$0.80 RUB68.33	+13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 AMD225.81	$0.81 RUB69.28	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD312.99	$1.33 RUB112.90	+53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AMD105.26	$0.35 RUB30.07	+21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AMD95.06	$0.28 RUB24.24	+8.4%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 24.7% less for transportation

	Armenia	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 AMD2,209.29	$3.08 RUB262.56	-49.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.57 AMD8,893.95	$24.17 RUB2,058.68	-1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,049.44 AMD13M	$32,081.81 RUB3M	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.26 AMD2,265.75	$5.45 RUB464.05	-13.0%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 11.9% less for housing

	Armenia	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.90 AMD6,842.15	$8.47 RUB721.45	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.86 AMD200K	$496.53 RUB42,284.26	-10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$392.70 AMD142K	$335.29 RUB28,553.24	-14.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.18 AMD29,381.32	$92.30 RUB7,859.90	+13.7%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 12.6% more for childcare

	Armenia	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$308.72 AMD112K	$402.75 RUB34,297.77	+30.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,253.80 AMD4M	$9,958.40 RUB848K	-2.9%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 AMD806.68	$2.06 RUB175.30	-7.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AMD942.87	$2.73 RUB232.62	+4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 AMD854.43	$2.85 RUB242.83	+20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.16 AMD16,345.60	$37.43 RUB3,187.46	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 AMD2,010.43	$6.26 RUB533.00	+12.7%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 36.2% more for clothing

	Armenia	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.93 AMD18,072.88	$83.60 RUB7,119.20	+67.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 AMD17,191.23	$55.20 RUB4,700.70	+16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.72 AMD36,089.92	$125.97 RUB10,727.38	+26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.56 AMD28,795.15	$111.42 RUB9,488.62	+40.0%
Average			+36.2%

Armenia vs. Russia - Cost of clothing

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