Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 16.6% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.63
|
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.11
|
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.40
|
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,767.67
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.36
|
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.67
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€863.53
|
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€702.52
|
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.29
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€436.69
|
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,637.30
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.30
|
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.53
|
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.70
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.93
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.98
|
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
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