Currency and Phone

The dram is Armenia's currency. You may get approximately 50,000 drams for one hundred dollars. In Armenia, you will undoubtedly feel like a billionaire! Because the cost of food and lodging is low, your drams will go a long way. You can simply seek an ATM outside of a bank or a grocery.. They accept most major credit and debit cards, and their exchange rates are typically favorable.

The dram was originally created on November 22, 1993. 100 lum may be made from 1 dram. The word dram in currency is derived from the Greek word dramos. The word was originally mentioned in the 12th century, when silver coins were known as drams. Today's coins and banknotes come in a variety of denominations. Coins typically come in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 drams, while banknotes come in 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000 drams.

Purchase a SIM card from Viva Cell if you have an unlocked cell phone. The most basic package costs only 2500 drams. This provides you 2GB of data for one month, as well as enough of minutes to speak, including 47 minutes to Russia, the United States, or Canada. Try to find a better deal anyplace else, and the plans improve for not much more money.