Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 29.3% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.55
|
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.10
|
$0.91
AMD353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.76
|
$0.43
AMD169
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.70
|
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.43
|
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.87
|
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.73
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.50
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.03
|
$0.73
AMD283
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.96
|
$0.71
AMD279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.34
AMD132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.32
|
$0.30
AMD116
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.76
|
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽314.06
|
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 28.1% more for childcare
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.16
|
$1.36
AMD532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.65
|
$2.40
AMD936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.33
|
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
|
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