Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 96.7% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 87.7% more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES418.97
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES70.93
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.68
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES497.19
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES352.08
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES283.73
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.27
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.72
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES84.81
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES41.95
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.85
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.00
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES729.35
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 68.1% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES257.06
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES278.91
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES816.64
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
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