Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 3.0 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 99.0% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
|
pay 87.7% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
|
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