Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 11.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$7.69
AMD2,970.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$6.91
AMD2,671.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.90
AMD348.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.49
AMD187.67
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$0.65
AMD249.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$3.73
AMD1,440.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$5.47
AMD2,116.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.11
AMD815.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$3.10
AMD1,198.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$0.52
AMD201.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.81
AMD313.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.73
AMD281.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.76
AMD293.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.28
AMD108.00
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$4.74
AMD1,833.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$12.96
AMD5,007.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,353,398.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$3.33
AMD1,288.53
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$20.16
AMD7,790.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$519.26
AMD200,708.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$429.13
AMD165,871.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$89.11
AMD34,445.32
|
|
pay 86.0% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$232.04
AMD89,689.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,223,497.33
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.64
AMD634.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.52
AMD973.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$2.59
AMD1,001.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$45.58
AMD17,617.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$5.61
AMD2,169.51
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$75.77
AMD29,288.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$54.33
AMD20,998.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$106.04
AMD40,986.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$93.12
AMD35,994.62
|
|
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