Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 8.1% cheaper than Slovakia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.8% less in Armenia
- Groceries
-
pay 25.3% less in Armenia
- Transportation
-
pay 30.1% less in Armenia
- Housing
-
pay 9.6% less in Armenia
- Childcare
-
pay 10.2% less in Armenia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.3% less in Armenia
- Clothing
-
pay 36.5% more in Armenia
Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Armenia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.88
|
$10.61
AMD4,258.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.73
|
$9.00
AMD3,612.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.53
|
$0.86
AMD345.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.34
|
$0.49
AMD197.23
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.30
|
$0.70
AMD279.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.84
|
$3.88
AMD1,558.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.76
|
$5.47
AMD2,196.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.32
|
$2.20
AMD881.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€3.02
|
$3.20
AMD1,285.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.56
AMD224.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.77
|
$0.73
AMD294.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.64
AMD256.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.46
|
$0.80
AMD319.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.34
AMD134.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.31
AMD126.18
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.14
|
$4.63
AMD1,856.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.84
|
$12.86
AMD5,161.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,654.05
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,387,189.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.27
|
$3.76
AMD1,507.11
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.94
|
$19.21
AMD7,709.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€548.87
|
$684.28
AMD274,624.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€453.25
|
$447.92
AMD179,765.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€165.64
|
$89.01
AMD35,721.82
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€388.13
|
$270.71
AMD108,645.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,813.39
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,627,427.99
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.92
|
$1.67
AMD670.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.27
|
$2.87
AMD1,150.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.07
|
$2.57
AMD1,032.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.76
|
$67.15
AMD26,951.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.95
|
$5.79
AMD2,322.60
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€61.56
|
$70.99
AMD28,491.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.28
|
$51.27
AMD20,575.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€76.42
|
$139.93
AMD56,157.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€89.34
|
$75.15
AMD30,160.11
|
|
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