Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.1 times more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
$19.07
€18.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$10.84
€10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
$2.78
€2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
$2.46
€2.36
|
|
pay 81.6% more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
$2.28
€2.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
$6.70
€6.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
$4.44
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
$4.78
€4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
$6.91
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$45.41
€43.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$27,628.35
€26,489.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
$26.01
€24.94
|
|
pay 76.6% more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
$49.35
€47.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
$815.11
€781.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
$705.09
€676.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
$154.10
€147.75
|
|
pay 79.0% more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
$557.50
€534.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
$13,740.85
€13,174.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
$3.51
€3.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$9.08
€8.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
$12.48
€11.96
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
$92.82
€88.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
$43.31
€41.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
$90.40
€86.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
$125.11
€119.95
|
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