Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 7.3% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.91
AMD353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.43
AMD169
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.73
AMD283
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.71
AMD279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.34
AMD132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.30
AMD116
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Samoa
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
Samoa
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.36
AMD532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.40
AMD936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
|
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