Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

South Africa

South Africa vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 6.5% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 11.9% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in South Africa
Housing: pay 8.6% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in South Africa

The cost of transportation, groceries, and housing in South Africa are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in South Africa. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Armenia	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,140.73	$8.97 ZAR168.87	-15.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,513.35	$4.77 ZAR89.79	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD336.00	$0.95 ZAR17.96	+10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD191.79	$0.74 ZAR13.95	+50.8%
Average			-0.2%

Armenia vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.9% more for groceries

	Armenia	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD272.23	$0.99 ZAR18.64	+42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,515.17	$3.67 ZAR69.17	-5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,135.94	$4.20 ZAR79.02	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD856.95	$2.23 ZAR41.91	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,250.43	$2.03 ZAR38.17	-36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD217.89	$0.68 ZAR12.74	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD286.22	$0.62 ZAR11.62	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD249.09	$0.64 ZAR12.08	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD310.64	$0.70 ZAR13.15	-12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD130.99	$0.55 ZAR10.42	+64.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD122.70	$0.61 ZAR11.46	+93.6%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Armenia	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,805.17	$4.99 ZAR93.89	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,019.07	$52.31 ZAR984.55	+306.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,045,761.86	$20,607.77 ZAR387,861.11	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,465.57	$8.55 ZAR160.90	+127.7%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 8.6% more for housing

	Armenia	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,496.78	$41.37 ZAR778.62	+115.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD267,054.58	$382.55 ZAR7,200.09	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD174,810.31	$326.35 ZAR6,142.22	-27.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD34,737.22	$80.40 ZAR1,513.18	-9.7%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Armenia	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD105,651.37	$174.12 ZAR3,277.06	-35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,527,445.22	$4,033.53 ZAR75,915.47	-55.4%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD652.48	$2.11 ZAR39.67	+26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,118.95	$1.88 ZAR35.44	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,003.81	$2.90 ZAR54.66	+12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,208.47	$29.50 ZAR555.23	-56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,258.58	$6.62 ZAR124.62	+14.4%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Armenia	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD27,705.98	$47.72 ZAR898.05	-32.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD20,008.69	$32.06 ZAR603.39	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,610.09	$90.39 ZAR1,701.22	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,328.81	$81.37 ZAR1,531.42	+8.3%
Average			-24.3%

Armenia vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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