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
₪69.16
|
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.53
|
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.49
|
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.36
|
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.73
|
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.43
|
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.08
|
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.30
|
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.88
|
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.28
|
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.30
|
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.20
|
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.12
|
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪204.12
|
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪46.43
|
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.02
|
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.42
|
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪234.37
|
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.93
|
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪470.35
|
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
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