Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Armenia

Yerevan vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 36.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 62.8% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 21.4% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.4% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 42.9% more in Yerevan

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Yerevan are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

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Yerevan vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 21.2% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	-0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$1.24 AMD449.99	+55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$0.74 AMD266.77	+29.3%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$1.00 AMD361.76	+14.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	+39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	+47.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$0.69 AMD250.10	+24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$0.82 AMD296.61	+15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$0.90 AMD325.79	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$1.17 AMD422.36	-8.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.32 AMD117.59	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$0.31 AMD111.58	+45.2%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	+124.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	+2.2%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 62.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	+266.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$908.70 AMD329K	+43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$630.03 AMD228K	+83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	+26.5%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 21.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$372.81 AMD135K	-9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$10,250.15 AMD4M	-32.0%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	+107.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	+124.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	-19.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	+101.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	+49.6%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 42.9% more for clothing

	Kiev	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$105.31 AMD38,127.08	+41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	+46.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	+45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	+37.9%
Average			+42.9%

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