Armenia vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Armenia United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$2504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2536
$5692
🏠 One person rent
$571
$1592
🏘️ Family rent
$947
$2644
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$4443
💸 GDP per capita
$8501
$85810
😃 Human freedom index
7.91
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
77.5
78.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
65
🌐 English speaking %
8%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
55
86
🏙️ Population
2.93M
340M

The average cost of living in Armenia ($1088) is 57% less expensive than in the United States ($2504). Armenia ranked 82nd vs 10th for the United States 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 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 73rd and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Armenia vs the United States

We calculate prices for Armenia and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$6.2
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$3124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$2484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3157
$4576
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1483
$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.97
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.45
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.5
$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.13
$21.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$1400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7538
$20489

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Armenia

City Cost of living Population
Yerevan
$1174
1.11M
Gyumri
$727
122K
Abovyan
$1086
44.4K
Armavir
$990
38.6K
Kapan
$969
43.2K
Vanadzor
$715
90.5K
Ashtarak
$1054
21.6K
Masis
$1072
21.4K
Goris
$965
20.6K
Spitak
$851
15K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4184
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3381
3.9M
Chicago
$2785
2.75M
Houston
$2250
2.3M
San Diego
$3487
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2525
1.6M
Phoenix
$2331
1.61M
San Francisco
$4115
874K
Dallas
$2442
1.3M
San Antonio
$2002
1.43M
San Jose
$3944
1.01M
Seattle
$3166
737K
Austin
$2407
962K
Washington
$3228
690K
Boston
$3659
676K
Indianapolis
$2401
888K
Hempstead
$2642
793K
Fort Worth
$2235
919K
Jacksonville
$2270
950K
Denver
$2747
716K
Charlotte
$2452
875K
Columbus
$2196
906K
Portland
$2643
653K
Nashville
$2554
689K
Las Vegas
$2291
642K
Oklahoma City
$1961
681K
Atlanta
$2577
499K
Oakland
$2938
441K
Baltimore
$2391
586K
El Paso
$1797
679K