Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 31.7% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,800
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,545
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD358
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD171
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD221
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,459
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,880
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD798
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,079
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD222
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD324
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD287
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD283
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD134
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD118
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,757
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,250
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD10,181,473
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,324
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
|
Armenia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,962
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD262,006
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD185,658
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD34,145
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD71,553
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,229,628
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD540
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD951
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD759
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD20,261
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD2,036
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 48.7% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,894
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,848
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,907
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,835
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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