Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 2.9% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 53.8% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 6.5% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 25.1% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 42.0% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Armenia
Clothing: pay 6.7% more in Armenia

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Armenia are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Armenia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$12.32 AMD4,460.63	+187.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$9.80 AMD3,545.89	+96.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.04 AMD376.35	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$0.56 AMD202.47	-13.5%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 53.8% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$0.62 AMD223.60	-64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$3.54 AMD1,280.30	-67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$5.95 AMD2,153.91	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$2.39 AMD865.01	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$4.07 AMD1,471.28	+9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$0.49 AMD176.82	-74.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.71 AMD256.51	-37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$0.62 AMD225.81	-54.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$0.86 AMD312.99	-40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.29 AMD105.26	-72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.26 AMD95.06	-72.5%
Average			-53.8%

Taiwan vs. Armenia - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$6.10 AMD2,209.29	+58.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$24.57 AMD8,893.95	-29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$6.26 AMD2,265.75	-26.4%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 25.1% more for housing

	Taiwan	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$18.90 AMD6,842.15	-10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$552.86 AMD200K	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$392.70 AMD142K	+34.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$81.18 AMD29,381.32	+29.4%
Average			+25.1%

Taiwan vs. Armenia - Cost of housing

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pay 42.0% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$308.72 AMD112K	-42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$10,253.80 AMD4M	-41.4%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$2.23 AMD806.68	+22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$2.61 AMD942.87	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$2.36 AMD854.43	-41.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$45.16 AMD16,345.60	+19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$5.55 AMD2,010.43	-44.3%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$49.93 AMD18,072.88	-18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$47.50 AMD17,191.23	+45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$99.72 AMD36,089.92	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$79.56 AMD28,795.15	-14.2%
Average			+6.7%

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