Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 5.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,034
|
$10.08
AMD3,902.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥807
|
$7.75
AMD3,002.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥180
|
$1.02
AMD393.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥120
|
$0.60
AMD232.31
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥271
|
$0.77
AMD297.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,251
|
$4.11
AMD1,592.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥904
|
$5.82
AMD2,255.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥337
|
$2.29
AMD886.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥507
|
$3.27
AMD1,267.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥372
|
$0.52
AMD202.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$0.81
AMD314.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥406
|
$0.77
AMD299.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥344
|
$0.89
AMD345.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥199
|
$0.30
AMD116.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥194
|
$0.30
AMD116.43
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥673
|
$5.13
AMD1,985.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,945
|
$10.34
AMD4,002.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,369,772
|
$31,015.91
AMD12,008,002.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,973
|
$4.29
AMD1,661.11
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,910
|
$22.14
AMD8,571.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥159,000
|
$967.29
AMD374,491.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,775
|
$640.24
AMD247,872.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,811
|
$88.86
AMD34,404.54
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥76,279
|
$308.47
AMD119,427.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,286,195
|
$8,316.23
AMD3,219,680.45
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥504
|
$2.07
AMD800.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥517
|
$3.49
AMD1,351.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥605
|
$2.58
AMD1,000.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,704
|
$83.09
AMD32,170.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,916
|
$7.75
AMD3,002.00
|
|
pay 77.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,482
|
$93.13
AMD36,056.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,677
|
$61.89
AMD23,961.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,670
|
$132.82
AMD51,422.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,507
|
$118.67
AMD45,943.66
|
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