Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 29.1% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.45
|
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.67
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.20
|
$0.91
AMD353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.86
|
$0.43
AMD169
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.70
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.67
|
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.67
|
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.94
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.24
|
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.18
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱39.04
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.21
|
$0.73
AMD283
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.53
|
$0.71
AMD279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.51
|
$0.34
AMD132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱59.01
|
$0.30
AMD116
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Philippines
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.48
|
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱697.30
|
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,451,143.96
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.42
|
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
|
pay 65.8% more for housing
Philippines
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,215.05
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,622.07
|
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,938.31
|
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,318.39
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 21.0% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,842.72
|
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱346,164.23
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.96
|
$1.36
AMD532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.81
|
$2.40
AMD936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.21
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,180.62
|
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.56
|
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
|
pay 75.4% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,178.32
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,322.78
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,888.31
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,478.97
|
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
|
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