Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.2 times more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Washington instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,907.43
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD3,005.71
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD393.81
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD232.60
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD297.53
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,594.85
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,257.96
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD887.17
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,269.07
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD203.06
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD315.31
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD300.33
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD346.14
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.58
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,988.07
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD4,007.62
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD12,022,855.10
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,663.16
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Yerevan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,582.51
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD374,954.43
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD248,178.73
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,447.09
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Yerevan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,575.13
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,223,662.91
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD801.52
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,353.66
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD1,001.90
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,210.17
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD3,005.71
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD36,101.45
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD23,991.34
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,486.24
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD46,000.49
|
$173.48
|
|
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