Cost of living comparison
compared to
Norway vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary
Norway is 2.2 times more expensive than Armenia overall.
Norway vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Norway instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.32
AMD4,462.13
|
$22.46
NOK211.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
AMD3,547.08
|
$15.20
NOK143.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AMD376.48
|
$3.98
NOK37.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
AMD202.54
|
$3.16
NOK29.84
|
|
Armenia vs. Norway - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
AMD223.68
|
$3.73
NOK35.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
AMD1,280.73
|
$6.51
NOK61.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
AMD2,154.63
|
$9.11
NOK85.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
AMD865.30
|
$5.06
NOK47.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.07
AMD1,471.77
|
$6.95
NOK65.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AMD176.88
|
$1.62
NOK15.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD256.60
|
$1.22
NOK11.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
AMD225.88
|
$1.65
NOK15.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
AMD313.09
|
$2.31
NOK21.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AMD105.30
|
$1.20
NOK11.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
AMD95.09
|
$1.34
NOK12.62
|
|
Armenia vs. Norway - Cost of groceries
pay 88.8% more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
AMD2,210.03
|
$8.73
NOK82.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.57
AMD8,896.93
|
$78.63
NOK741.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,049.44
AMD13M
|
$45,459.95
NOK429K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
AMD2,266.51
|
$25.74
NOK242.62
|
|
Armenia vs. Norway - Cost of transportation
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.90
AMD6,844.44
|
$65.87
NOK621.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$552.86
AMD200K
|
$1,278.72
NOK12,055.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.70
AMD142K
|
$1,052.00
NOK9,917.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.18
AMD29,391.17
|
$221.33
NOK2,086.60
|
|
Armenia vs. Norway - Cost of housing
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.72
AMD112K
|
$256.93
NOK2,422.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,253.80
AMD4M
|
$9,715.88
NOK91,598.41
|
|
Armenia vs. Norway - Cost of childcare
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
AMD806.95
|
$11.32
NOK106.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
AMD943.19
|
$5.55
NOK52.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
AMD854.72
|
$16.96
NOK159.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.16
AMD16,351.07
|
$53.57
NOK505.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
AMD2,011.10
|
$17.67
NOK166.62
|
|
Armenia vs. Norway - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 57.4% more for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.93
AMD18,078.94
|
$102.56
NOK966.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
AMD17,196.99
|
$56.21
NOK529.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.72
AMD36,102.02
|
$125.90
NOK1,186.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.56
AMD28,804.80
|
$159.02
NOK1,499.22
|
|
Armenia vs. Norway - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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