Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 15.9% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 30.5% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$7.08
AMD2,785
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$6.44
AMD2,531
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$0.91
AMD356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$0.43
AMD170
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$0.56
AMD220
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$3.69
AMD1,451
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$4.75
AMD1,870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$2.02
AMD794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.73
AMD1,073
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.56
AMD221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.82
AMD322
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.73
AMD286
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.71
AMD281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.34
AMD134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.30
AMD117
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$4.44
AMD1,747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$10.75
AMD4,226
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,125,473
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$3.35
AMD1,316
|
|
pay 66.6% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$17.61
AMD6,924
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$662.62
AMD260,565
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$469.53
AMD184,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$86.35
AMD33,957
|
|
pay 8.1% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$180.96
AMD71,160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,211,864
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$1.36
AMD537
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$2.40
AMD945
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$1.92
AMD754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$51.24
AMD20,149
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$5.15
AMD2,025
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$68.02
AMD26,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$52.72
AMD20,733
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$98.40
AMD38,693
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$88.10
AMD34,644
|
|
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