Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 24.6% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Armenia
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 42.4% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 85.5% more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Armenia

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Armenia are more expensive than in Georgia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Armenia.

Armenia vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Armenia instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 9.7% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 GEL27.00	$10.61 AMD4,140.73	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.91 GEL21.75	$9.00 AMD3,513.35	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 GEL2.29	$0.86 AMD336.00	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 GEL1.19	$0.49 AMD191.79	+13.4%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Georgia	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 GEL1.66	$0.70 AMD272.23	+15.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 GEL10.98	$3.88 AMD1,515.17	-2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 GEL19.53	$5.47 AMD2,135.94	-22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 GEL6.33	$2.20 AMD856.95	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 GEL7.21	$3.20 AMD1,250.43	+22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 GEL1.47	$0.56 AMD217.89	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.04	$0.73 AMD286.22	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.96	$0.64 AMD249.09	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.87	$0.80 AMD310.64	+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.79	$0.34 AMD130.99	+16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.90	$0.31 AMD122.70	-3.5%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Georgia	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 GEL12.33	$4.63 AMD1,805.17	+3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.38 GEL36.81	$12.86 AMD5,019.07	-3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,514.71 GEL56,435.96	$30,864.95 AMD12,045,761.86	+50.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.97 GEL16.44	$3.76 AMD1,465.57	-37.1%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Georgia	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.81 GEL43.49	$19.21 AMD7,496.78	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$472.27 GEL1,299.21	$684.28 AMD267,054.58	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.81 GEL890.81	$447.92 AMD174,810.31	+38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.01 GEL148.59	$89.01 AMD34,737.22	+64.8%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 85.5% more for childcare

	Georgia	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.75 GEL549.53	$270.71 AMD105,651.37	+35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,840.26 GEL10,564.55	$9,038.40 AMD3,527,445.22	+135.4%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GEL4.25	$1.67 AMD652.48	+8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 GEL6.75	$2.87 AMD1,118.95	+16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 GEL8.04	$2.57 AMD1,003.81	-12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.78 GEL109.43	$67.15 AMD26,208.47	+68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 GEL16.38	$5.79 AMD2,258.58	-2.8%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Georgia	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.01 GEL170.60	$70.99 AMD27,705.98	+14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.33 GEL113.71	$51.27 AMD20,008.69	+24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.06 GEL275.25	$139.93 AMD54,610.09	+39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.32 GEL284.23	$75.15 AMD29,328.81	-27.3%
Average			+12.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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