Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 36.8% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Armenia instead of China, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.77
|
$10.61
AMD4,162.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.86
|
$9.00
AMD3,531.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.56
|
$0.86
AMD337.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.18
|
$0.49
AMD192.78
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
China
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.58
|
$0.70
AMD273.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.57
|
$3.88
AMD1,523.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥49.91
|
$5.47
AMD2,146.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.61
|
$2.20
AMD861.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.21
|
$3.20
AMD1,256.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.55
|
$0.56
AMD219.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.17
|
$0.73
AMD287.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.76
|
$0.64
AMD250.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.81
|
$0.80
AMD312.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.34
AMD131.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.91
|
$0.31
AMD123.33
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
|
China
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.34
|
$4.63
AMD1,814.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.49
|
$12.86
AMD5,045.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥138,766.39
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,108,040.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥28.92
|
$3.76
AMD1,473.14
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
China
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.09
|
$19.21
AMD7,535.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,388.97
|
$684.28
AMD268,435.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,497.28
|
$447.92
AMD175,714.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥294.38
|
$89.01
AMD34,916.82
|
|
pay 45.9% less for childcare
|
China
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,344.81
|
$270.71
AMD106,197.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,284.18
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,545,682.64
|
|
pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.94
|
$1.67
AMD655.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.32
|
$2.87
AMD1,124.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.53
|
$2.57
AMD1,009.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥301.29
|
$67.15
AMD26,343.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.11
|
$5.79
AMD2,270.26
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
|
China
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥350.89
|
$70.99
AMD27,849.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥230.44
|
$51.27
AMD20,112.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥527.71
|
$139.93
AMD54,892.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥549.60
|
$75.15
AMD29,480.45
|
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