Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 35.5% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
|
Cuba
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.06
CUC5.06
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CUC1.23
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
|
Cuba
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
CUC1.17
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.92
CUC11.92
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
CUC2.97
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
CUC2.32
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
CUC0.44
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
CUC0.79
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
CUC0.86
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
|
Cuba
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.60
CUC8.60
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
|
Cuba
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$147.50
CUC147.50
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.94
CUC381.94
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.70
CUC544.70
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 70.2% more for childcare
|
Cuba
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.00
CUC101.00
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cuba
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.10
CUC1.10
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
CUC3.85
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$0.93
CUC0.93
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 53.4% more for clothing
|
Cuba
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.17
CUC84.17
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
|
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