Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 18.9% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.74
|
$7.69
AMD2,982.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.49
|
$6.91
AMD2,681.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.90
AMD349.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.49
AMD188.40
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
$0.65
AMD250.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$3.73
AMD1,445.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.20
|
$5.47
AMD2,124.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$2.11
AMD818.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.75
|
$3.10
AMD1,202.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.52
AMD202.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.81
AMD314.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.73
AMD282.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.76
AMD294.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.30
AMD117.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.28
AMD108.42
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.34
|
$4.74
AMD1,840.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.03
|
$12.96
AMD5,027.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,816.25
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,397,420.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.61
|
$3.33
AMD1,293.52
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Latvia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
$20.16
AMD7,820.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€325.15
|
$519.26
AMD201,486.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€249.80
|
$429.13
AMD166,514.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€170.64
|
$89.11
AMD34,578.88
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€357.67
|
$232.04
AMD90,037.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,166.89
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,235,996.21
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.84
|
$1.64
AMD636.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.66
|
$2.52
AMD977.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
$2.59
AMD1,005.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.12
|
$45.58
AMD17,685.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.18
|
$5.61
AMD2,177.92
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.50
|
$75.77
AMD29,402.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.20
|
$54.33
AMD21,079.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.02
|
$106.04
AMD41,145.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.08
|
$93.12
AMD36,134.19
|
|
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