Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£155.73
|
$9.01
AMD3,511
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.16
|
$1.07
AMD417
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.01
|
$0.51
AMD197
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
$0.74
AMD289
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.03
|
$4.05
AMD1,579
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£164.56
|
$5.61
AMD2,186
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
$2.31
AMD899
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£115.35
|
$3.24
AMD1,261
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.13
|
$0.60
AMD232
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.34
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.56
|
$0.80
AMD310
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.50
|
$0.99
AMD384
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.20
|
$0.38
AMD150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.81
|
$0.35
AMD135
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.24
|
$5.01
AMD1,953
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.41
|
$3.73
AMD1,455
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
$19.77
AMD7,701
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
$1,042.00
AMD405,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
$729.85
AMD284,330
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
$291.11
AMD113,408
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.87
|
$1.54
AMD602
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.04
|
$3.09
AMD1,204
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
$2.29
AMD893
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£953.00
|
$75.44
AMD29,390
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£186.88
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
pay 80.2% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
$74.88
AMD29,171
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
$53.95
AMD21,017
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
$115.25
AMD44,900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
$104.96
AMD40,889
|
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