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
EGP201.08
|
$10.61
AMD4,162.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP245.75
|
$9.00
AMD3,531.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.52
|
$0.86
AMD337.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.25
|
$0.49
AMD192.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.46
|
$0.70
AMD273.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.65
|
$3.88
AMD1,523.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.56
|
$5.47
AMD2,146.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.36
|
$2.20
AMD861.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.05
|
$3.20
AMD1,256.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.28
|
$0.56
AMD219.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.89
|
$0.73
AMD287.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
$0.64
AMD250.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.06
|
$0.80
AMD312.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.50
|
$0.34
AMD131.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
$0.31
AMD123.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.77
|
$4.63
AMD1,814.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP610.11
|
$12.86
AMD5,045.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,481,055.76
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,108,040.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP134.83
|
$3.76
AMD1,473.14
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP387.40
|
$19.21
AMD7,535.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,470.40
|
$684.28
AMD268,435.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,644.99
|
$447.92
AMD175,714.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP602.10
|
$89.01
AMD34,916.82
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,381.62
|
$270.71
AMD106,197.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,815.84
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,545,682.64
|
|
pay 92.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.09
|
$1.67
AMD655.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP69.94
|
$2.87
AMD1,124.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP93.99
|
$2.57
AMD1,009.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,110.75
|
$67.15
AMD26,343.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.06
|
$5.79
AMD2,270.26
|
|
pay 88.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,190.92
|
$70.99
AMD27,849.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,463.39
|
$51.27
AMD20,112.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,936.46
|
$139.93
AMD54,892.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,878.80
|
$75.15
AMD29,480.45
|
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