Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 36.8% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Baku, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
Baku
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
Baku
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Baku
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
Baku
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
|
pay 35.4% more for childcare
Baku
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Baku
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
|
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