Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 44.3% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
|
pay 42.7% less for childcare
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
|
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