Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 12.3% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 32.3% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
$9.01
AMD3,498.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP593,381
|
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP288,155
|
$1.07
AMD415.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,515
|
$0.51
AMD196.65
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,846
|
$0.74
AMD287.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP658,509
|
$4.05
AMD1,573.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,308,607
|
$5.61
AMD2,177.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,890
|
$2.31
AMD895.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,452
|
$3.24
AMD1,256.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,325
|
$0.60
AMD231.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,129
|
$0.82
AMD318.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,893
|
$0.80
AMD309.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,949
|
$0.99
AMD382.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,578
|
$0.38
AMD149.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,716
|
$0.35
AMD134.37
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,698
|
$5.01
AMD1,945.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$10.75
AMD4,171.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,970,471,891
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,994,311.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,236,023
|
$3.73
AMD1,449.18
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
Beirut
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,654,823
|
$19.77
AMD7,672.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP70,054,114
|
$1,042.00
AMD404,442.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,046,783
|
$729.85
AMD283,285.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,814,779
|
$86.35
AMD33,517.33
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,333,980
|
$291.11
AMD112,991.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP458,169,163
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,170,259.13
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,917
|
$1.54
AMD599.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,596
|
$3.09
AMD1,199.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,935
|
$2.29
AMD889.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,122,771
|
$75.44
AMD29,282.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,419,125
|
$74.88
AMD29,063.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,374,014
|
$53.95
AMD20,940.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,356,173
|
$115.25
AMD44,734.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,091,532
|
$104.96
AMD40,738.72
|
|
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