Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 24.6% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL27.88
|
$10.61
AMD4,256.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL22.45
|
$9.00
AMD3,611.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.36
|
$0.86
AMD345.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.23
|
$0.49
AMD197.17
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.72
|
$0.70
AMD279.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL11.33
|
$3.88
AMD1,557.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL20.16
|
$5.47
AMD2,195.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.54
|
$2.20
AMD880.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.44
|
$3.20
AMD1,285.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.52
|
$0.56
AMD224.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.11
|
$0.73
AMD294.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL2.02
|
$0.64
AMD256.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.93
|
$0.80
AMD319.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.82
|
$0.34
AMD134.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.93
|
$0.31
AMD126.14
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.73
|
$4.63
AMD1,855.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL38.01
|
$12.86
AMD5,159.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL58,261.76
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,383,338.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.97
|
$3.76
AMD1,506.64
|
|
pay 42.4% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL44.89
|
$19.21
AMD7,706.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,341.24
|
$684.28
AMD274,538.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL919.63
|
$447.92
AMD179,709.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL153.40
|
$89.01
AMD35,710.71
|
|
pay 85.5% more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL567.30
|
$270.71
AMD108,612.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,906.33
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,626,300.10
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.39
|
$1.67
AMD670.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.97
|
$2.87
AMD1,150.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.30
|
$2.57
AMD1,031.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL112.97
|
$67.15
AMD26,942.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.91
|
$5.79
AMD2,321.88
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL176.12
|
$70.99
AMD28,482.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL117.39
|
$51.27
AMD20,569.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL284.16
|
$139.93
AMD56,140.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL293.43
|
$75.15
AMD30,150.74
|
|
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