Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 52.0% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴323.88
|
$9.01
AMD3,511
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴164.64
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.72
|
$1.07
AMD417
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.61
|
$0.51
AMD197
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.71
|
$0.74
AMD289
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴158.94
|
$4.05
AMD1,579
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴154.89
|
$5.61
AMD2,186
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴80.09
|
$2.31
AMD899
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴69.96
|
$3.24
AMD1,261
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.84
|
$0.60
AMD232
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.55
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.98
|
$0.80
AMD310
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴40.01
|
$0.99
AMD384
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.64
|
$0.38
AMD150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.42
|
$0.35
AMD135
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴218.44
|
$5.01
AMD1,953
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴377.86
|
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴917,650.04
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴151.14
|
$3.73
AMD1,455
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴199.94
|
$19.77
AMD7,701
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴18,051.35
|
$1,042.00
AMD405,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,944.33
|
$729.85
AMD284,330
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,970.37
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,407.98
|
$291.11
AMD113,408
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴221,983.82
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴43.18
|
$1.54
AMD602
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴53.57
|
$3.09
AMD1,204
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴80.97
|
$2.29
AMD893
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,062.65
|
$75.44
AMD29,390
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴161.94
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,608.08
|
$74.88
AMD29,171
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,341.74
|
$53.95
AMD21,017
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,096.42
|
$115.25
AMD44,900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,693.90
|
$104.96
AMD40,889
|
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