Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 37.8% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Armenia instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
|
North Carolina
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$7.08
AMD2,785
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$6.44
AMD2,531
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.91
AMD356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$0.43
AMD170
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
|
North Carolina
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$0.56
AMD220
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$3.69
AMD1,451
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$4.75
AMD1,870
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$2.02
AMD794
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$2.73
AMD1,073
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.56
AMD221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.82
AMD322
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.73
AMD286
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$0.71
AMD281
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.34
AMD134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.30
AMD117
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
North Carolina
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$4.44
AMD1,747
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$10.75
AMD4,226
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,125,473
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$3.35
AMD1,316
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
|
North Carolina
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$17.61
AMD6,924
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$662.62
AMD260,565
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$469.53
AMD184,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$86.35
AMD33,957
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
North Carolina
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
$180.96
AMD71,160
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,211,864
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
North Carolina
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$1.36
AMD537
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.40
AMD945
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$1.92
AMD754
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$51.24
AMD20,149
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$5.15
AMD2,025
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
|
North Carolina
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$68.02
AMD26,746
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$52.72
AMD20,733
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$98.40
AMD38,693
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$88.10
AMD34,644
|
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