Armenia vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Armenia Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2762
$2959
🏠 One person rent
$658
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1097
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$2197
💸 GDP per capita
$8716
$33834
😃 Human freedom index
7.99
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
73
🌐 English speaking %
8%
15%
🎓 Higher education
51
98
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
2.93M
125M

The average cost of living in Armenia ($1190) is 3% more expensive than in Japan ($1160). Armenia ranked 55th vs 65th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Armenia compared to 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 77th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Armenia vs Japan

We calculate prices for Armenia and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Armenia Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.7
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.67
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1370
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.4%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3078
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$60.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.52
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.6
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.75
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10834
$11669

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Armenia

City Cost of living Population
Yerevan
$1298
1.05M
Abovyan
$1190
44.4K
Armavir
$1052
38.6K
Kapan
$1051
43.2K
Gyumri
$701
122K
Vanadzor
$807
90.5K
Ashtarak
$1160
21.6K
Masis
$1173
21.4K
Goris
$1050
20.6K
Spitak
$916
15K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K