Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 17.4% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
|
pay 46.4% more for housing
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
|
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