Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 59.5% more expensive than Swaziland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Armenia
- Groceries
-
pay 18.2% more in Armenia
- Transportation
-
pay 15.9% less in Armenia
- Housing
-
pay 81.8% more in Armenia
- Childcare
-
pay 95.3% more in Armenia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.8% more in Armenia
- Clothing
-
pay 58.9% more in Armenia
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Armenia are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Armenia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL59.02
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL44.81
|
$9.00
AMD3,508.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.85
|
$0.86
AMD335.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.56
|
$0.49
AMD191.50
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL14.58
|
$0.70
AMD271.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL93.44
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL77.23
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL32.79
|
$2.20
AMD855.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL37.85
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL14.46
|
$0.56
AMD217.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.44
|
$0.73
AMD285.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL8.26
|
$0.64
AMD248.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL12.23
|
$0.80
AMD310.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.71
|
$0.34
AMD130.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL10.20
|
$0.31
AMD122.51
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL91.19
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL573.77
|
$12.86
AMD5,011.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL327,870.16
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,027,561.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL497.20
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.35
|
|
pay 81.8% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,108.51
|
$19.21
AMD7,485.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,371.60
|
$684.28
AMD266,651.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,551.93
|
$447.92
AMD174,546.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,142.19
|
$89.01
AMD34,684.73
|
|
pay 95.3% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,467.84
|
$270.71
AMD105,491.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL96,893.89
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,522,115.35
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL35.52
|
$1.67
AMD651.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL33.52
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL49.18
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL546.45
|
$67.15
AMD26,168.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL71.04
|
$5.79
AMD2,255.17
|
|
pay 58.9% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL1,003.74
|
$70.99
AMD27,664.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL455.38
|
$51.27
AMD19,978.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,420.77
|
$139.93
AMD54,527.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,550.46
|
$75.15
AMD29,284.50
|
|
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