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
ALL782
|
$10.61
AMD4,162.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL651
|
$9.00
AMD3,531.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL155
|
$0.86
AMD337.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.49
AMD192.78
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.70
AMD273.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL494
|
$3.88
AMD1,523.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL673
|
$5.47
AMD2,146.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
$2.20
AMD861.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL291
|
$3.20
AMD1,256.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.56
AMD219.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.73
AMD287.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.64
AMD250.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.80
AMD312.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.34
AMD131.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.31
AMD123.33
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL730
|
$4.63
AMD1,814.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,648
|
$12.86
AMD5,045.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,640,232
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,108,040.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,867
|
$3.76
AMD1,473.14
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,496
|
$19.21
AMD7,535.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,837
|
$684.28
AMD268,435.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,344
|
$447.92
AMD175,714.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,387
|
$89.01
AMD34,916.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,745
|
$270.71
AMD106,197.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL328,324
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,545,682.64
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL243
|
$1.67
AMD655.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL166
|
$2.87
AMD1,124.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL346
|
$2.57
AMD1,009.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,152
|
$67.15
AMD26,343.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL714
|
$5.79
AMD2,270.26
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,751
|
$70.99
AMD27,849.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,793
|
$51.27
AMD20,112.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,488
|
$139.93
AMD54,892.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,323
|
$75.15
AMD29,480.45
|
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