Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 40.2% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.96
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪55.23
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.78
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.69
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.41
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪26.02
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.38
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.86
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.21
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.38
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.96
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.36
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.26
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.80
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪209.44
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪143,795.25
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.64
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪100.86
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,738.20
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,254.19
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪615.71
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,295.18
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪44,290.54
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.77
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.77
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪36.13
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪240.48
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪43.02
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪312.41
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪200.29
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪422.54
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪482.61
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
|
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