Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 5.9% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 52.8% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 52.5% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 39.8% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
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