Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 18.1% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$0.91
AMD353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$0.43
AMD169
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$0.73
AMD283
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$0.71
AMD279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$0.34
AMD132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$0.30
AMD116
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$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) | ?? |
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 88.0% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$1.36
AMD532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$2.40
AMD936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
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