Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 22.4% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 26.2% less in Armenia
Housing: pay 52.1% less in Armenia
Childcare: pay 18.0% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% less in Armenia
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Armenia

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Armenia are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Armenia.

Armenia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Armenia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 3.3% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.01 AED29.44	$10.61 AMD4,073.54	+32.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.22 AED30.19	$9.00 AMD3,456.33	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 AED3.73	$0.86 AMD330.54	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 AED2.09	$0.49 AMD188.68	-13.6%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 AED4.64	$0.70 AMD267.81	-44.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 AED18.66	$3.88 AMD1,490.59	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 AED24.96	$5.47 AMD2,101.28	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AED9.07	$2.20 AMD843.04	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 AED12.22	$3.20 AMD1,230.14	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 AED3.47	$0.56 AMD214.35	-40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 AED2.72	$0.73 AMD281.57	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AED2.64	$0.64 AMD245.05	-11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 AED2.07	$0.80 AMD305.60	+40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 AED1.64	$0.34 AMD128.86	-24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.74	$0.31 AMD120.71	-33.5%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 26.2% less for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 AED11.23	$4.63 AMD1,775.88	+51.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.60 AED178.50	$12.86 AMD4,937.62	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,240.06 AED155,146.69	$30,864.95 AMD11,850,288.97	-26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.46 AED31.07	$3.76 AMD1,441.79	-55.6%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 52.1% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.75 AED351.69	$19.21 AMD7,375.13	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,395.59 AED5,125.95	$684.28 AMD262,720.94	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$985.52 AED3,619.81	$447.92 AMD171,973.57	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.48 AED424.15	$89.01 AMD34,173.52	-22.9%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 18.0% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.75 AED1,864.97	$270.71 AMD103,936.91	-46.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,162.28 AED29,979.85	$9,038.40 AMD3,470,203.52	+10.7%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.55 AED38.75	$1.67 AMD641.89	-84.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.03 AED18.46	$2.87 AMD1,100.79	-42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.87	$2.57 AMD987.52	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.91 AED311.88	$67.15 AMD25,783.17	-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.83 AED47.12	$5.79 AMD2,221.93	-54.9%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.14 AED235.59	$70.99 AMD27,256.38	+10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.91 AED238.42	$51.27 AMD19,684.00	-21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.31 AED342.71	$139.93 AMD53,723.90	+50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.50 AED354.43	$75.15 AMD28,852.88	-22.1%
Average			+4.4%

United Arab Emirates vs. Armenia - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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