Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 2.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 92.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 88.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
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