Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 45.3% more expensive than Armenia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.3% more in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 46.2% more in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 51.9% more in Portugal
- Childcare
-
pay 39.7% more in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.0% more in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 10.6% less in Portugal
The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Portugal are more expensive than in Armenia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 59.3% more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,140.73
|
$11.32
€9.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,513.35
|
$8.41
€7.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD336.00
|
$1.67
€1.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD191.79
|
$1.20
€1.05
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD272.23
|
$1.34
€1.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,515.17
|
$5.06
€4.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,135.94
|
$3.79
€3.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD856.95
|
$2.88
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,250.43
|
$3.25
€2.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.89
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD286.22
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD249.09
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD310.64
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.99
|
$0.68
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD122.70
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,805.17
|
$6.79
€5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,019.07
|
$37.96
€33.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,045,761.86
|
$31,047.67
€27,300.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,465.57
|
$10.80
€9.50
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,496.78
|
$40.33
€35.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD267,054.58
|
$900.66
€791.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD174,810.31
|
$732.72
€644.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,737.22
|
$91.05
€80.06
|
|
pay 39.7% more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD105,651.37
|
$455.47
€400.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,527,445.22
|
$10,051.70
€8,838.67
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD652.48
|
$2.23
€1.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,118.95
|
$1.85
€1.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,003.81
|
$5.67
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,208.47
|
$40.99
€36.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,258.58
|
$7.85
€6.90
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,705.98
|
$77.92
€68.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD20,008.69
|
$33.75
€29.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,610.09
|
$80.24
€70.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,328.81
|
$93.85
€82.53
|
|
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