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Armenia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 9.1% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 62.9% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Armenia
Transportation: pay 90.5% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Armenia
Childcare: pay 69.9% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% less in Armenia
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Armenia

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

Armenia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.27 COP16,223.42	+1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$7.76 COP29,497.13	+58.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.97 COP3,687.14	+102.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.58 COP2,212.29	+89.7%
Average			+62.9%

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.44 COP5,461.85	-15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$1.29 COP4,916.19	-82.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$4.22 COP16,043.42	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.24 COP8,521.39	+26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.63 COP10,004.71	+72.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.14 COP4,341.07	+16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.49 COP1,859.39	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.80 COP3,051.84	+0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.65 COP2,477.72	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.59 COP2,240.89	+69.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.52 COP1,967.93	+25.6%
Average			+4.3%

Beijing vs. Armenia - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$3.98 COP15,126.98	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$19,151.46 COP72,759,596.38	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$17.21 COP65,385.31	+272.0%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Beijing	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$16.82 COP63,910.46	+30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$310.56 COP1,179,885.35	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$258.80 COP983,237.79	-48.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$67.23 COP255,422.14	+71.2%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 69.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$232.92 COP884,914.01	-67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$6,366.57 COP24,187,649.61	-72.6%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.29 COP4,916.19	+15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.42 COP5,407.81	-51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.33 COP8,849.14	-44.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$3.88 COP14,748.57	-53.9%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$66.97 COP254,412.78	+7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$37.64 COP143,016.41	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$109.44 COP415,769.12	+33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$112.02 COP425,601.50	+6.2%
Average			+12.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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