Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 2.5 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$10.08
AMD3,907.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.75
AMD3,005.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.02
AMD393.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.60
AMD232.60
|
|
pay 67.9% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.77
AMD297.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.11
AMD1,594.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$5.82
AMD2,257.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.29
AMD887.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$3.27
AMD1,269.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.52
AMD203.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.81
AMD315.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.77
AMD300.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.89
AMD346.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.30
AMD116.58
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.13
AMD1,988.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$10.34
AMD4,007.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$31,015.91
AMD12,022,855.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$4.29
AMD1,663.16
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$22.14
AMD8,582.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$967.29
AMD374,954.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$640.24
AMD248,178.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$88.86
AMD34,447.09
|
|
pay 13.5 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$308.47
AMD119,575.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,316.23
AMD3,223,662.91
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$2.07
AMD801.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.49
AMD1,353.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.58
AMD1,001.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$83.09
AMD32,210.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.75
AMD3,005.71
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$93.13
AMD36,101.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$61.89
AMD23,991.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$132.82
AMD51,486.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$118.67
AMD46,000.49
|
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