Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 59.4% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
|
pay 90.6% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
|
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