Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 50.7% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
$9.57
€8.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
$7.86
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
$38.99
€36.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
$10.59
€9.83
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
$706.14
€655.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
$551.18
€511.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
|
pay 46.4% more for childcare
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
$353.18
€327.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
$38.08
€35.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
$7.48
€6.95
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
$82.02
€76.17
|
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