Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 29.5% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.1% more in Armenia
- Groceries
-
pay 1.1% more in Armenia
- Transportation
-
pay 1.0% more in Armenia
- Housing
-
pay 65.3% more in Armenia
- Childcare
-
pay 53.6% more in Armenia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.9% more in Armenia
- Clothing
-
pay 22.4% more in Armenia
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Armenia are more expensive than in Ecuador.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$10.61
AMD4,131.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$9.00
AMD3,505.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.86
AMD335.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.49
AMD191.37
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$0.70
AMD271.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.88
AMD1,511.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.47
AMD2,131.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.20
AMD855.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.20
AMD1,247.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.56
AMD217.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.73
AMD285.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.64
AMD248.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.80
AMD309.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.34
AMD130.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.31
AMD122.43
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.63
AMD1,801.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$12.86
AMD5,007.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,019,120.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$3.76
AMD1,462.33
|
|
pay 65.3% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$19.21
AMD7,480.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$684.28
AMD266,463.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$447.92
AMD174,423.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$89.01
AMD34,660.39
|
|
pay 53.6% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$270.71
AMD105,417.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,519,643.57
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$1.67
AMD651.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.87
AMD1,116.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$2.57
AMD1,001.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$67.15
AMD26,150.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$5.79
AMD2,253.59
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$70.99
AMD27,644.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$51.27
AMD19,964.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$139.93
AMD54,489.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$75.15
AMD29,263.94
|
|
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