Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Armenia

Gyumri vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Gyumri is 3.2% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% more in Gyumri
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Gyumri
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Gyumri
Housing: pay 12.2% less in Gyumri
Childcare: pay 50.5% more in Gyumri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% less in Gyumri
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Gyumri

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

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Gyumri vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gyumri instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 25.7% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Gyumri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP504.76	$10.42 AMD3,762.35	+25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP429.04	$9.33 AMD3,371.07	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.40	$0.87 AMD313.53	+24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP23.98	$0.42 AMD150.49	+5.8%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Santiago	Gyumri
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP92.20	$0.50 AMD180.59	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP192.08	$4.03 AMD1,454.78	+27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP274.19	$6.38 AMD2,305.72	+41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP89.85	$2.07 AMD746.45	+40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP98.98	$3.28 AMD1,183.23	+101.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.16	$0.57 AMD206.08	-60.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.32	$0.69 AMD250.30	+89.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.21	$0.52 AMD189.62	-57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP50.64	$0.67 AMD242.71	-19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP55.64	$0.32 AMD117.33	-64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP60.90	$0.31 AMD111.33	-69.2%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Santiago	Gyumri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP326.03	$5.85 AMD2,111.62	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,843.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP909K	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+134.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,241.70	$3.43 AMD1,240.07	-83.2%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 12.2% less for housing

	Santiago	Gyumri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,210.15	$14.58 AMD5,267.30	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,179.24	$472.15 AMD171K	-30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,520.12	$288.85 AMD104K	+6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,317.58	$89.29 AMD32,255.43	+25.9%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 50.5% more for childcare

	Santiago	Gyumri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,085.59	$180.53 AMD65,214.15	+21.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP333K	$10,250.15 AMD4M	+87.3%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Gyumri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP151.43	$1.42 AMD511.68	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP109.36	$2.29 AMD827.72	+27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP292.76	$2.08 AMD752.47	-56.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,514.27	$40.73 AMD14,714.99	+63.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP302.85	$4.17 AMD1,504.94	-16.2%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Santiago	Gyumri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,615.22	$33.33 AMD12,039.54	+25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,776.15	$41.66 AMD15,049.42	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,785.66	$140.41 AMD50,722.12	+125.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,038.04	$41.66 AMD15,049.42	-37.2%
Average			+13.0%

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