Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Armenia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 27.7% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 6.6% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 27.1% less in Armenia
Housing: pay 62.0% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 16.7% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 60.5% more in Armenia

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Armenia are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Armenia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Armenia.

Armenia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Armenia instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.33 THB78.18	$10.61 AMD4,143.88	+354.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 THB201.73	$9.00 AMD3,516.02	+49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB23.61	$0.86 AMD336.25	+22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.71	$0.49 AMD191.94	+29.5%
Average			+114.0%

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pay 6.6% less for groceries

	Thailand	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 THB46.89	$0.70 AMD272.43	-50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16 THB273.52	$3.88 AMD1,516.33	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.68 THB223.99	$5.47 AMD2,137.57	-18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 THB68.57	$2.20 AMD857.60	+7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 THB43.24	$3.20 AMD1,251.38	+148.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 THB41.25	$0.56 AMD218.06	-54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.44	$0.73 AMD286.44	+40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.32	$0.64 AMD249.28	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB22.07	$0.80 AMD310.88	+20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.20	$0.34 AMD131.09	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB17.95	$0.31 AMD122.79	-41.3%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 27.1% less for transportation

	Thailand	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.70	$4.63 AMD1,806.54	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 THB852.25	$12.86 AMD5,022.88	-49.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,362.48 THB1,050,948.15	$30,864.95 AMD12,054,922.33	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.67 THB323.90	$3.76 AMD1,466.68	-61.1%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 62.0% more for housing

	Thailand	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.13 THB574.17	$19.21 AMD7,502.48	+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.22 THB13,042.65	$684.28 AMD267,257.67	+75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.23 THB7,547.55	$447.92 AMD174,943.25	+98.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.17 THB1,848.86	$89.01 AMD34,763.64	+61.3%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 16.7% less for childcare

	Thailand	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$341.66 THB11,448.88	$270.71 AMD105,731.71	-20.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,344.18 THB346,630.59	$9,038.40 AMD3,530,127.74	-12.6%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 THB73.71	$1.67 AMD652.97	-24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 THB63.65	$2.87 AMD1,119.80	+50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 THB128.92	$2.57 AMD1,004.58	-33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.79 THB1,634.99	$67.15 AMD26,228.40	+37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 THB181.65	$5.79 AMD2,260.30	+6.8%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 60.5% more for clothing

	Thailand	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.62 THB1,294.07	$70.99 AMD27,727.05	+83.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.36 THB983.86	$51.27 AMD20,023.91	+74.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.78 THB2,773.99	$139.93 AMD54,651.62	+69.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.55 THB2,196.71	$75.15 AMD29,351.12	+14.6%
Average			+60.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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