Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 9.9% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 7.7% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 33.7% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 4.1% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% less in Armenia
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Armenia

The cost of housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Armenia are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Armenia instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 4.9% more for restaurants

	Romania	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.44	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.13	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	+35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.86	$1.04 AMD376.48	-44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.43	$0.56 AMD202.54	-64.4%
Average			+4.9%

Romania vs. Armenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Romania	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.19	$0.62 AMD223.68	-43.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.78	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	-5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.36	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	+11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.77	$2.39 AMD865.30	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.72	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	+51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.42	$0.49 AMD176.88	-4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.18	$0.71 AMD256.60	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.08	$0.62 AMD225.88	-4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.19	$0.86 AMD313.09	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.66	$0.29 AMD105.30	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.70	$0.26 AMD95.09	-27.0%
Average			-7.7%

Romania vs. Armenia - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Romania	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON30.98	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON110.58	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	+5.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON128K	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.43	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	-5.8%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 33.7% more for housing

	Romania	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.50	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	+120.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,758.50	$552.86 AMD200K	+48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,330.53	$392.70 AMD142K	+39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON506.84	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	-24.2%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 4.1% less for childcare

	Romania	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,283.68	$308.72 AMD112K	-36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	$10,253.80 AMD4M	+43.9%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.31	$2.23 AMD806.95	+2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.57	$2.61 AMD943.19	+6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.03	$2.36 AMD854.72	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON183.19	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	+16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON33.75	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	-22.1%
Average			-9.1%

Romania vs. Armenia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Romania	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON293.30	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON168.09	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	+33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON365.11	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON402.98	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	-6.6%
Average			+6.8%

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