Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 5.9% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
pay 30.5% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
|
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