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Armenia vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 55.4% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 20.4% more in Armenia
Transportation: pay 1.8% less in Armenia
Housing: pay 40.5% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 77.8% more in Armenia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Armenia are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Armenia.

Armenia vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL53.17	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	+235.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.37	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	+231.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.50	$0.92 AMD349.01	-4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.60	$0.48 AMD183.27	-14.0%
Average			+112.1%

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pay 20.4% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.14	$0.71 AMD269.45	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.77	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	-17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL69.57	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	+48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.54	$2.27 AMD863.05	+31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL39.30	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	+41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL12.06	$0.58 AMD221.83	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.81	$0.73 AMD275.27	+113.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.44	$0.71 AMD268.93	+62.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.02	$0.86 AMD324.52	+32.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.19	$0.37 AMD141.42	-22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.97	$0.34 AMD128.41	-42.0%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL77.24	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL516.92	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	-22.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	+94.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL452.92	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	-86.1%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 40.5% more for housing

	Swaziland	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL492.30	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	+82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	+90.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	+27.7%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Swaziland	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	+162.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	+50.1%
Average			+106.4%

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL32.00	$1.76 AMD668.51	-5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.74	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	+54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.78	$2.39 AMD907.86	-10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL492.30	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	+85.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL64.00	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	+39.4%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 77.8% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL787.36	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	+81.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL410.25	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	+121.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	+84.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	+23.2%
Average			+77.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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