Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.5 times more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 84.2% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Armenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Armenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
|
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