Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 16.2% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
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