Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 74.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 2.1% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 88.7% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
|
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