Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 5.0 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.91
AMD353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.43
AMD169
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.73
AMD283
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.71
AMD279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.34
AMD132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.30
AMD116
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$1.36
AMD532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$2.40
AMD936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
|
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