Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 17.4% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.95
|
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.91
AMD353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.43
AMD169
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.73
AMD283
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.71
AMD279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.34
AMD132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.30
AMD116
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.35
|
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.45
|
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.90
|
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€660.16
|
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€515.29
|
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 23.1% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€330.18
|
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$1.36
AMD532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$2.40
AMD936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.60
|
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.00
|
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.68
|
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
|
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