Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 57.6% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
|
pay 60.2% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
|
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