Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 41.1% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
$10.23
€9.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
$1.37
€1.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
$5.17
€4.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
$4.66
€4.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
$3.05
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
$0.77
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
$0.37
€0.35
|
|
pay 94.3% more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
$6.76
€6.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
$39.41
€37.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
$9.07
€8.60
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
$467.65
€443.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
$322.68
€306.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
$427.69
€405.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
$3.06
€2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
$42.71
€40.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
$10.00
€9.49
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
$120.68
€114.45
|
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