Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 32.7% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.38
|
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.97
|
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.91
|
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.38
|
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.61
|
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.47
|
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.01
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.33
|
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.77
|
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.18
|
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.31
|
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪226.22
|
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.80
|
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.15
|
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪306.99
|
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.24
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
|
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