Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 15.8% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 26.3% less in Armenia
Childcare: pay 76.5% more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in Armenia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Armenia are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Armenia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Armenia.

Armenia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Armenia instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 32.2% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB788.24	$10.61 AMD4,154.70	+76.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB819.15	$9.00 AMD3,525.20	+44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.13	$0.86 AMD337.13	+9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.97	$0.49 AMD192.44	-2.1%
Average			+32.2%

Ethiopia vs. Armenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB157.85	$0.70 AMD273.14	-41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB637.61	$3.88 AMD1,520.29	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB798.56	$5.47 AMD2,143.15	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.03	$2.20 AMD859.84	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB741.75	$3.20 AMD1,254.65	-43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB433.71	$0.56 AMD218.63	-83.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.52	$0.73 AMD287.18	+44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.65	$0.64 AMD249.93	-40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.78	$0.80 AMD311.69	+105.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.89	$0.34 AMD131.43	+7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.33	$0.31 AMD123.11	-60.4%
Average			-14.4%

Ethiopia vs. Armenia - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB641.06	$4.63 AMD1,811.26	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,313.73	$12.86 AMD5,036.00	+28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,284,315.50	$30,864.95 AMD12,086,405.84	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB481.48	$3.76 AMD1,470.51	+2.5%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 26.3% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,486.61	$19.21 AMD7,522.08	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,748.48	$684.28 AMD267,955.66	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,536.76	$447.92 AMD175,400.14	+6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,400.33	$89.01 AMD34,854.43	-28.7%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 76.5% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,703.36	$270.71 AMD106,007.85	+232.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,769,447.56	$9,038.40 AMD3,539,347.28	-79.4%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.37	$1.67 AMD654.68	+67.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.04	$2.87 AMD1,122.72	+149.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB525.49	$2.57 AMD1,007.20	-35.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,901.70	$67.15 AMD26,296.90	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB880.20	$5.79 AMD2,266.20	-13.6%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,349.68	$70.99 AMD27,799.46	+46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,874.84	$51.27 AMD20,076.20	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,298.96	$139.93 AMD54,794.35	+28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,675.61	$75.15 AMD29,427.77	-37.0%
Average			+1.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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