Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 16.0% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
KWD2.380
|
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
KWD2.360
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
KWD0.690
|
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
KWD0.730
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KWD0.200
|
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
KWD0.190
|
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,067.40
KWD6,176.490
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.53
KWD8.470
|
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.39
KWD7.510
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$767.09
KWD236.100
|
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$636.14
KWD195.800
|
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.50
KWD12.460
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
|
pay 17.6% more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.62
KWD106.380
|
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,757.77
KWD1,772.170
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
KWD1.470
|
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
KWD0.940
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.30
KWD27.490
|
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.81
KWD3.330
|
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.88
KWD12.580
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.73
KWD14.380
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.98
KWD27.690
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.70
KWD26.070
|
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
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