Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 44.7% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$7.69
AMD2,982.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$6.91
AMD2,681.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$0.90
AMD349.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$0.49
AMD188.40
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$0.65
AMD250.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$3.73
AMD1,445.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$5.47
AMD2,124.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$2.11
AMD818.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$3.10
AMD1,202.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$0.52
AMD202.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$0.81
AMD314.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$0.73
AMD282.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$0.76
AMD294.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$0.30
AMD117.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.28
AMD108.42
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$4.74
AMD1,840.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
$12.96
AMD5,027.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,397,420.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$3.33
AMD1,293.52
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$20.16
AMD7,820.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$519.26
AMD201,486.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$429.13
AMD166,514.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$89.11
AMD34,578.88
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$232.04
AMD90,037.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,235,996.21
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$1.64
AMD636.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$2.52
AMD977.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$2.59
AMD1,005.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$45.58
AMD17,685.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$5.61
AMD2,177.92
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$75.77
AMD29,402.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$54.33
AMD21,079.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$106.04
AMD41,145.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$93.12
AMD36,134.19
|
|
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