Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 47.4% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 84.7% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR11.36
|
$7.69
AMD2,980.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR16.44
|
$6.91
AMD2,680.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR2.87
|
$0.90
AMD349.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.49
AMD188.30
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.59
|
$0.65
AMD250.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR30.58
|
$3.73
AMD1,445.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR24.76
|
$5.47
AMD2,123.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.14
|
$2.11
AMD817.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR7.60
|
$3.10
AMD1,202.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR4.64
|
$0.52
AMD202.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.33
|
$0.81
AMD314.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR4.95
|
$0.73
AMD282.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.50
|
$0.76
AMD294.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.30
AMD117.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.09
|
$0.28
AMD108.36
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.16
|
$4.74
AMD1,840.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR61.10
|
$12.96
AMD5,024.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR142,992.42
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,391,366.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR27.77
|
$3.33
AMD1,292.84
|
|
pay 90.7% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR104.06
|
$20.16
AMD7,816.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,239.74
|
$519.26
AMD201,379.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR836.58
|
$429.13
AMD166,426.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR141.07
|
$89.11
AMD34,560.51
|
|
pay 46.5% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR662.22
|
$232.04
AMD89,989.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR25,685.20
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,234,277.28
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR14.19
|
$1.64
AMD636.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR10.68
|
$2.52
AMD977.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR16.12
|
$2.59
AMD1,005.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR136.79
|
$45.58
AMD17,676.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR15.68
|
$5.61
AMD2,176.77
|
|
pay 80.0% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR217.55
|
$75.77
AMD29,386.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR112.91
|
$54.33
AMD21,068.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR257.25
|
$106.04
AMD41,123.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR223.31
|
$93.12
AMD36,114.99
|
|
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