Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 15.8% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 32.2% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
|
pay 76.5% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
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