Cost of living comparison
Japan is 52.0% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Japan instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
$6.44
¥994
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
$4.94
¥763
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
$0.97
¥150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
$0.73
¥113
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
$1.52
¥235
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
$5.72
¥883
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
$5.46
¥842
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
$2.02
¥311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
$2.73
¥421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
$2.17
¥336
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
$1.02
¥158
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
$1.64
¥253
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
$2.04
¥314
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
$1.08
¥167
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
$4.22
¥652
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
$57.82
¥8,923
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
$25.42
¥3,924
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
$500.38
¥77,226
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
$325.42
¥50,223
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
|
pay 14.6% more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
$288.10
¥44,464
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
$2.71
¥418
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
$2.78
¥429
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
$3.98
¥615
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
$57.72
¥8,908
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
$11.97
¥1,848
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
$81.66
¥12,604
|
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