Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 68.0% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Iran, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
$0.91
AMD353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
$0.43
AMD169
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Iran
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
$0.73
AMD283
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
$0.71
AMD279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
$0.34
AMD132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
$0.30
AMD116
|
|
pay 16.8% more for transportation
Iran
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
|
pay 55.0% more for housing
Iran
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
$1.36
AMD532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
$2.40
AMD936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Iran
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
|
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