Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.7 times more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.28
AMD2,528
|
$16.28
€14.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
AMD2,298
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
AMD303
|
$2.48
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
AMD166
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
AMD236
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
AMD1,052
|
$7.41
€6.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
AMD1,601
|
$4.98
€4.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
AMD755
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
AMD903
|
$4.42
€3.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
AMD199
|
$0.95
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
AMD279
|
$0.90
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
AMD276
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD250
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AMD100
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
AMD119
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.95
AMD1,412
|
$6.99
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.53
AMD5,515
|
$43.01
€37.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,096.14
AMD10,570,795
|
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
AMD1,287
|
$20.00
€17.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.07
AMD7,686
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$368.15
AMD176,124
|
$639.56
€560.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.37
AMD96,335
|
$490.87
€430.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.49
AMD25,113
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.98
AMD63,618
|
$498.43
€437.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,087.35
AMD1,955,388
|
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
AMD460
|
$5.00
€4.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
AMD996
|
$1.68
€1.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
AMD726
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.53
AMD25,130
|
$54.45
€47.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
AMD2,298
|
$10.03
€8.79
|
|
pay 40.0% more for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.51
AMD23,687
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.74
AMD19,968
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.88
AMD38,214
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.33
AMD35,080
|
$124.71
€109.36
|
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