Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 72.8% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 23.1% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,748.44
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD351.35
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD168.29
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.82
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,432.30
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,845.44
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD783.66
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,058.81
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.70
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD318.09
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD282.16
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD277.52
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.92
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD115.35
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,724.63
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,171.54
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,994,311.84
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,299.26
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 2.1% more for housing
Armenia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,834.44
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD257,190.07
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD182,244.82
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,517.33
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,237.80
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,170,259.13
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD529.70
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD933.06
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD744.58
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,888.19
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,998.86
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,399.97
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,464.44
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,191.60
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,194.82
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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