Cost of Living Comparison Between Armenia and China Cost of Living Comparison Between Armenia and China

😐 Solo nomad: Armenia is 55.8% more expensive than China without rent, and 70.6% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Armenia is 63.4% more expensive than China without rent, and 54% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Armenia
China
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.07 ֏4,240
$2.85 ¥20.46
288.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$51.8 ֏19.8K
$23.97 ¥172
115.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.87 ֏3,013
$4.96 ¥35.61
58.67%
Cappuccino
$3.33 ֏1,276
$3.13 ¥22.47
6.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.92 ֏351
$0.44 ¥3.18
109.09%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.5 ֏193
$0.29 ¥2.1
72.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.88 ֏721
$0.95 ¥6.83
97.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.38 ֏1,294
$2.14 ¥15.32
57.94%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Armenia
China
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.58 ֏605
$1.85 ¥13.23
-14.59%
White Bread (500g)
$0.77 ֏296
$1.68 ¥12.06
-54.17%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.32 ֏889
$0.95 ¥6.81
144.21%
Eggs
$2.22 ֏849
$1.55 ¥11.11
43.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.19 ֏3,137
$13.25 ¥95.1
-38.19%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.47 ֏2,860
$3.28 ¥23.52
127.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.38 ֏4,740
$10.85 ¥77.8
14.10%
Apples (1kg)
$1.31 ֏501
$1.77 ¥12.66
-25.99%
Banana (1kg)
$1.65 ֏631
$1.26 ¥9.01
30.95%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.65 ֏633
$1.5 ¥10.73
10.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.23 ֏856
$1.19 ¥8.5
87.39%
Potato (1kg)
$0.8 ֏307
$0.75 ¥5.4
6.67%
Onion (1kg)
$0.69 ֏263
$0.86 ¥6.15
-19.77%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 ֏321
$0.61 ¥4.37
37.70%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.63 ֏243
$0.58 ¥4.14
8.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.7 ֏1,033
$3.45 ¥24.74
-21.74%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.25 ֏3,927
$11.3 ¥81.1
-9.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 ֏500
$0.84 ¥6
55.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.17 ֏832
$1.68 ¥12.05
29.17%
🚌 Getting Around
Armenia
China
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.38 ֏145
$0.4 ¥2.86
-5.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$23.45 ֏8,980
$20.83 ¥149
12.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.53 ֏588
$1.36 ¥9.74
12.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 ֏109
$0.35 ¥2.55
-17.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.82 ֏1,847
$6.8 ¥48.75
-29.12%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.33 ֏510
$1.12 ¥8.05
18.75%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.5K ֏12.1M
$19.2K ¥137.7K
64.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.7K ֏14.4M
$16.7K ¥119.8K
125.75%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Armenia
China
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$125 ֏48K
$51.4 ¥369
143.46%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.59 ֏3,288
$9.77 ¥70.1
-12.08%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.72 ֏7,554
$11.34 ¥81.3
73.90%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Armenia
China
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$86.7 ֏33.2K
$39.55 ¥284
119.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$30.54 ֏11.7K
$14.89 ¥107
105.10%
Cinema Ticket
$6.62 ֏2,535
$6.23 ¥44.71
6.26%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Armenia
China
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$359 ֏137.4K
$417 ¥2,989
-13.89%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,702 ֏2.9M
$17.7K ¥126.8K
-56.42%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Armenia
China
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$105 ֏40.1K
$45.65 ¥327
129.27%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$60.3 ֏23.1K
$33.49 ¥240
79.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$140 ֏53.7K
$71.8 ¥515
95.32%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$131 ֏50.2K
$72.9 ¥523
79.76%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Armenia
China
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$719 ֏275.2K
$445 ¥3,194
61.38%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$483 ֏184.9K
$255 ¥1,830
89.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,255 ֏480.6K
$915 ¥6,566
37.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$785 ֏300.8K
$543 ¥3,895
44.63%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,419 ֏1.3M
$6,142 ¥44.1K
-44.33%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,618 ֏619.7K
$2,860 ¥20.5K
-43.43%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Armenia
China
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$606 ֏232K
$942 ¥6,755
-35.67%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
15.41
4.06
279.56%

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Last update for Armenia: October 29, 2025

Last update for China: October 29, 2025

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