Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 23.8% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.7% less in Armenia
- Groceries
-
pay 38.9% less in Armenia
- Transportation
-
pay 43.5% less in Armenia
- Housing
-
pay 20.6% less in Armenia
- Childcare
-
pay 25.6% less in Armenia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.0% less in Armenia
- Clothing
-
pay 17.4% more in Armenia
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, groceries, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Armenia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.35
|
$10.61
AMD4,131.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.94
|
$9.00
AMD3,505.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.27
|
$0.86
AMD335.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
$0.49
AMD191.37
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.81
|
$0.70
AMD271.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.07
|
$3.88
AMD1,511.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.92
|
$5.47
AMD2,131.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.03
|
$2.20
AMD855.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.49
|
$3.20
AMD1,247.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.56
AMD217.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.73
AMD285.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$0.64
AMD248.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.17
|
$0.80
AMD309.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.34
AMD130.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.31
AMD122.43
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.42
|
$4.63
AMD1,801.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.50
|
$12.86
AMD5,007.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€25,086.13
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,019,120.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.00
|
$3.76
AMD1,462.33
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.66
|
$19.21
AMD7,480.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€583.25
|
$684.28
AMD266,463.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€455.01
|
$447.92
AMD174,423.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€133.67
|
$89.01
AMD34,660.39
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€452.18
|
$270.71
AMD105,417.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,413.45
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,519,643.57
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.45
|
$1.67
AMD651.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.50
|
$2.87
AMD1,116.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.51
|
$2.57
AMD1,001.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€46.33
|
$67.15
AMD26,150.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.35
|
$5.79
AMD2,253.59
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€69.70
|
$70.99
AMD27,644.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€30.10
|
$51.27
AMD19,964.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€76.50
|
$139.93
AMD54,489.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€102.60
|
$75.15
AMD29,263.94
|
|
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