Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 71.3% more expensive than Armenia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Samoa
- Groceries
-
pay 11.9% more in Samoa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 88.3% more in Samoa
- Clothing
-
pay 23.7% less in Samoa
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Samoa are more expensive than in Armenia. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Samoa.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,154.70
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,525.20
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD337.13
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD192.44
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD273.14
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,520.29
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,143.15
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD859.84
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,254.65
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD218.63
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD287.18
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD249.93
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD311.69
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.43
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD123.11
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,811.26
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,036.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,086,405.84
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,470.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,522.08
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD267,955.66
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD175,400.14
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,854.43
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD106,007.85
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,539,347.28
|
?? |
pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD654.68
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,122.72
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,007.20
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,296.90
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,266.20
|
?? | |
pay 23.7% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,799.46
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD20,076.20
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,794.35
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,427.77
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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