Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 6.1% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 32.8% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 13.6% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 11.2% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 26.6% less in Armenia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Armenia are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Armenia instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 21.0% more for restaurants

	Russia	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 RUB894.72	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.39 RUB528.16	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	+53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RUB95.62	$1.04 AMD376.48	-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 RUB49.27	$0.56 AMD202.54	-6.2%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Russia	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 RUB63.38	$0.62 AMD223.68	-19.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 RUB455.14	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 RUB362.53	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	+35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 RUB129.78	$2.39 AMD865.30	+52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB201.91	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	+66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB69.40	$0.49 AMD176.88	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB66.30	$0.71 AMD256.60	-11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.22	$0.62 AMD225.88	-23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 RUB109.55	$0.86 AMD313.09	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RUB29.18	$0.29 AMD105.30	-17.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.52	$0.26 AMD95.09	-7.7%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 32.8% more for transportation

	Russia	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08 RUB254.77	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	+98.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	+1.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,081.81 RUB3M	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 RUB450.28	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	+14.9%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 13.6% more for housing

	Russia	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.47 RUB700.03	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	+123.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	$552.86 AMD200K	+11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	$392.70 AMD142K	+17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	-12.0%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 11.2% less for childcare

	Russia	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	$308.72 AMD112K	-23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,958.40 RUB823K	$10,253.80 AMD4M	+3.0%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 RUB170.10	$2.23 AMD806.95	+8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 RUB225.71	$2.61 AMD943.19	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 RUB235.62	$2.36 AMD854.72	-17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	+20.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.26 RUB517.18	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	-11.3%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Russia	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	-40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	-13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	-28.6%
Average			-26.6%

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