Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 0.1% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.87
|
$7.69
AMD2,982.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
$6.91
AMD2,681.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.90
AMD349.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
$0.49
AMD188.40
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$0.65
AMD250.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
$3.73
AMD1,445.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
$5.47
AMD2,124.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.56
|
$2.11
AMD818.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
$3.10
AMD1,202.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.52
AMD202.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.81
AMD314.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
$0.73
AMD282.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.76
AMD294.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$0.30
AMD117.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
$0.28
AMD108.42
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.65
|
$4.74
AMD1,840.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR141.91
|
$12.96
AMD5,027.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,608.66
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,397,420.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.37
|
$3.33
AMD1,293.52
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR277.02
|
$20.16
AMD7,820.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,465.36
|
$519.26
AMD201,486.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,050.50
|
$429.13
AMD166,514.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR320.84
|
$89.11
AMD34,578.88
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,112.23
|
$232.04
AMD90,037.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,654.53
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,235,996.21
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
$1.64
AMD636.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
$2.52
AMD977.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.71
|
$2.59
AMD1,005.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR373.89
|
$45.58
AMD17,685.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.67
|
$5.61
AMD2,177.92
|
|
pay 25.5% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.51
|
$75.77
AMD29,402.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.40
|
$54.33
AMD21,079.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR351.70
|
$106.04
AMD41,145.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.23
|
$93.12
AMD36,134.19
|
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