Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 38.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
Belgium
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
|
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