Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 18.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£908,154
|
$7.08
AMD2,800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£678,352
|
$6.44
AMD2,545
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,452
|
$0.91
AMD358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,810
|
$0.43
AMD171
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,402
|
$0.56
AMD221
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£499,181
|
$3.69
AMD1,459
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,103,990
|
$4.75
AMD1,880
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,156
|
$2.02
AMD798
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,712
|
$2.73
AMD1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,358
|
$0.56
AMD222
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,283
|
$0.82
AMD324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,403
|
$0.73
AMD287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,711
|
$0.71
AMD283
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,754
|
$0.34
AMD134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,119
|
$0.30
AMD118
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£327,513
|
$4.44
AMD1,757
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
$10.75
AMD4,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,987,599,499
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,181,473
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,509,682
|
$3.35
AMD1,324
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,206,510
|
$17.61
AMD6,962
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,621,263
|
$662.62
AMD262,006
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,181,518
|
$469.53
AMD185,658
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,779,715
|
$86.35
AMD34,145
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,660,143
|
$180.96
AMD71,553
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,146,396
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,229,628
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,492
|
$1.36
AMD540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,814
|
$2.40
AMD951
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,314
|
$1.92
AMD759
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,764,338
|
$51.24
AMD20,261
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£803,973
|
$5.15
AMD2,036
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,758,083
|
$68.02
AMD26,894
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,801,504
|
$52.72
AMD20,848
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,882,479
|
$98.40
AMD38,907
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,519,888
|
$88.10
AMD34,835
|
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