Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 58.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,429
|
$7.69
AMD2,990.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,508
|
$6.91
AMD2,689.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,861
|
$0.90
AMD350.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,718
|
$0.49
AMD188.94
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,338
|
$0.65
AMD251.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,114
|
$3.73
AMD1,450.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,114
|
$5.47
AMD2,130.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,692
|
$2.11
AMD820.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,358
|
$3.10
AMD1,206.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,976
|
$0.52
AMD203.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,122
|
$0.81
AMD315.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,034
|
$0.73
AMD283.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,545
|
$0.76
AMD295.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,483
|
$0.30
AMD117.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,440
|
$0.28
AMD108.73
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,962
|
$4.74
AMD1,846.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,602
|
$12.96
AMD5,041.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,354,989
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,430,294.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,070
|
$3.33
AMD1,297.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,420
|
$20.16
AMD7,843.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,692,705
|
$519.26
AMD202,067.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,322,952
|
$429.13
AMD166,995.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,321
|
$89.11
AMD34,678.62
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,368,824
|
$232.04
AMD90,296.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,701,650
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,245,329.89
|
|
pay 84.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,539
|
$1.64
AMD638.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,535
|
$2.52
AMD980.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,977
|
$2.59
AMD1,008.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,293
|
$45.58
AMD17,736.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫90,978
|
$5.61
AMD2,184.20
|
|
pay 82.7% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,292
|
$75.77
AMD29,487.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,116
|
$54.33
AMD21,140.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,061,918
|
$106.04
AMD41,264.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,321,979
|
$93.12
AMD36,238.41
|
|
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