Cost of living comparison

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Yerevan vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 72.5% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 52.9% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 42.1% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 21.5% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 96.8% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Yerevan

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, transportation, and housing in Yerevan are more expensive than in Baghdad. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.38 IQD5,723	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	+138.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.58 IQD9,908	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD497	$1.00 AMD378.25	+161.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 IQD268	$0.53 AMD200.63	+157.4%
Average			+115.2%

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pay 52.9% more for groceries

	Baghdad	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 IQD1,081	$0.83 AMD315.04	+0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 IQD2,972	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	+68.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 IQD6,199	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	+27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,211	$2.47 AMD938.04	+46.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 IQD2,696	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	+62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 IQD734	$0.61 AMD231.03	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD654	$0.76 AMD289.37	+52.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD595	$0.82 AMD309.80	+79.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 IQD430	$0.97 AMD366.99	+194.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD390	$0.37 AMD141.42	+24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD386	$0.35 AMD133.40	+18.9%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 42.1% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.06 IQD2,690	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	+151.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.75 IQD29,723	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	+3.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,202.83 IQD23,778,204	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	+85.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.93 IQD20,806	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	-71.0%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 21.5% more for housing

	Baghdad	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.71 IQD54,492	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.41 IQD538,725	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	+82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.42 IQD371,534	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	+94.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.68 IQD199,440	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	-37.2%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 96.8% more for childcare

	Baghdad	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.78 IQD233,536	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	+93.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,548.47 IQD4,635,334	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	+99.8%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.79 IQD4,954	$1.83 AMD693.27	-51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.15 IQD4,109	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	+7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 IQD2,725	$2.61 AMD990.39	+25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 IQD57,872	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	+113.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 IQD9,908	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	-14.0%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Baghdad	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.20 IQD38,144	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	+276.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.03 IQD47,061	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	+67.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.68 IQD89,719	$138.28 AMD52,469.79	+101.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.75 IQD58,455	$136.55 AMD51,812.94	+205.1%
Average			+162.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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