Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 30.7% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.8% less in Armenia
- Groceries
-
pay 44.1% less in Armenia
- Transportation
-
pay 47.7% less in Armenia
- Housing
-
pay 26.8% less in Armenia
- Childcare
-
pay 31.1% less in Armenia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.3% less in Armenia
- Clothing
-
pay 6.8% more in Armenia
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Armenia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of France, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.32
|
$10.61
AMD4,143.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.95
|
$9.00
AMD3,516.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.50
|
$0.86
AMD336.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.70
|
$0.49
AMD191.94
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
|
France
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.57
|
$0.70
AMD272.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.75
|
$3.88
AMD1,516.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.14
|
$5.47
AMD2,137.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.47
|
$2.20
AMD857.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.33
|
$3.20
AMD1,251.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.56
AMD218.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.73
AMD286.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.64
AMD249.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.80
AMD310.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.34
AMD131.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.31
AMD122.79
|
|
pay 47.7% less for transportation
|
France
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.64
|
$4.63
AMD1,806.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€46.16
|
$12.86
AMD5,022.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€28,637.96
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,054,922.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.18
|
$3.76
AMD1,466.68
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
|
France
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€27.54
|
$19.21
AMD7,502.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€687.19
|
$684.28
AMD267,257.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€553.64
|
$447.92
AMD174,943.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€128.33
|
$89.01
AMD34,763.64
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
|
France
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€632.31
|
$270.71
AMD105,731.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,394.24
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,530,127.74
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.68
|
$1.67
AMD652.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.76
|
$2.87
AMD1,119.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.84
|
$2.57
AMD1,004.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€32.90
|
$67.15
AMD26,228.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.08
|
$5.79
AMD2,260.30
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
|
France
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€82.10
|
$70.99
AMD27,727.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€34.59
|
$51.27
AMD20,023.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€83.84
|
$139.93
AMD54,651.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€116.24
|
$75.15
AMD29,351.12
|
|
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