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
AMD4,134.07
|
$19.07
€18.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
$2.78
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
|
pay 81.6% more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
$6.70
€6.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
$4.44
€4.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
$4.78
€4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
$6.91
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
$45.41
€43.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
$26.01
€24.67
|
|
pay 76.6% more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
$49.35
€46.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
$815.11
€773.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
$705.09
€668.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
|
pay 79.0% more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
$557.50
€528.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
$4.34
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
$3.51
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
$12.48
€11.83
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
$43.31
€41.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
$125.11
€118.65
|
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